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1 Photo: Quangpraha/Pixabay IPC- IG Activity Report 2018

2 Designed by the IPC-IG Publications team: Roberto Astorino, Flávia Amaral, Rosa Maria Banuth and Manoel Salles.

3 Summary Introduction...9 Knowledge production...12 Knowledge-sharing...32 Capacity-strengthening...46 The 2018 IPC-IG team...54

4 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) is a joint project between the United Nations Development Programme and the Brazilian Government to promote policy dialogue and facilitate learning between countries of the South around social policies as well as inclusive development. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) SBS, Quadra 1, Bloco J, Ed. BNDES, 13º andar Brasília, DF - Brazil Telephone: ipc@ipc-undp.org

5 Partners 2018

6 IPC-IG facts and figures Negotiated projects over 1,700 publications, including translations EN PT SP FR IT AR CH TU Publications Policy in Focus No. 9 BA SW What is poverty? is the most downloaded publication over 560,000 downloads in ,660,000 downloads since 2004 Top downloads in 2018 PIF 159,970 OP 284,766 WP ,787 Network IPC-IG downloads around the world 33,368followers 13,000 likes 1,593 followers 11 newsletters 7.6 million downloads across 179 countries since 2004

7 socialprotection.org facts and figures North America 7.9% Members from around the world* Latin America & Caribbean 20.7% Middle East and North Africa 5.7% Europe & Central Asia 21.4% South Asia 6.2% East Asia and the Pacific 8.3% Programme profiles members 2016 Updates 124 to 248 from (124 from the MENA region) ,504 2,580 3,800 Sub-Saharan Africa 29.8% Highlights *Not all members shared their location publications 2,126 2,931 3,913 Network 384,358 visits Online courses 5 offered 237 participants 42 countries Platform available in three languages: EN FR SP 3,606 followers 2,335 followers 3,036 subscribers 42 online communities Webinars offered attendees YouTube views 42 9,268 2, ,938 23,199 Livestreams with 1,500 live viewers in four events 1,107 stakeholders 154 blog posts

8 IPC-IG ongoing projects Knowledge production 1. The effect of social protection benefits on growth and equality 2. Monitoring and evaluation of the WFP s social and behaviour change communication project in Mozambique s Manica province 3. Enhancing the child sensitivity of the monitoring and evaluation component of Egypt s Takaful and Karama cash transfer programmes 4. Support to social protection knowledge production and policy analysis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region 5. Monitoring and evaluating the targets of Nike s project for 22 Olympic Villages in the City of Rio de Janeiro baseline and midline 6. Impact evaluation of the World Food Programme s interventions to improve market access for vulnerable smallholder farmers in Mozambique 7. Evaluation of the coverage and benefit incidence of the WFP s food fortification interventions under the MDG1c Programme 8: Enhancing Opportunities for Vulnerable Youth: Hearing their Voices to Inform Policies 9. Studies and Proposal for Measures Towards the Achievement of SDG 6: Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All 10. Capacity development programme to enhance the use of poverty analysis in policymaking 11. Studies on Brazil s challenges for 2018 and Impact evaluation for the Pró-Semiárido and Dom Helder Câmara Phase II programmes 13. Support to the publication of an issue of the Policy in Focus magazine: Women at work: addressing the gaps 14. Support to the State Department of Social Protection in Kenya to review and update the 2012 National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) and to facilitate the dialogue between government and stakeholders 15. Climate Change Expenditures in Brazil 16. Studies on Official Development Assistance (ODA) resource flows earmarked for Brazil and the Brazilian government s concessional credit Knowledge sharing 17. The Social Protection Knowledge Sharing Gateway 18. Synergies between sustainability, forest conservation and restoration, and agricultural development: a roadmap for the Brazilian rural economy of the 21 st century Capacity-strengthening 19. Adaptation of the Leadership & Transformation Curriculum on Building and Managing Social Protection Floors in Africa (Transform) into Online Courses 20. Project Title: Support to the Ministry of Social Assistance and Reintegration (MINARS) and other national institutions in Angola in the strengthening of assistance and social protection initiatives in the country 21. Development of a comprehensive curriculum outline and content for an e-learning course on poverty reduction and delivery of two capacity development workshops 22. Translation of TRANSFORM s 5-day Social Protection Curriculum into Portuguese 23. Second run of the TRANSFORM course and training of facilitators 24. Translation of TRANSFORM s 5-day Social Protection Curriculum into French

9 Photo: Icaro Cooke Vieira/CIFOR <goo.gl/nna5re> Introduction

10 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) is pleased to present its 2018 Activity Report, outlining its research projects, knowledge products, and outreach activities conducted in the past year. The IPC-IG is a leading global forum for South South dialogue on development policies, and its work reflects its mission of promoting policy dialogue and facilitating learning between developing countries around social policies for inclusive growth. By disseminating this Activity Report, the Centre seeks to account for its work and inform stakeholders, partners, donors, and society in general, by providing transparent and accurate information on all the projects and activities conducted over the past year. The IPC-IG also organises international events dedicated to central international development themes. This report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December It comprises three main chapters, each presenting information regarding the projects and research activities undertaken and the knowledge products published during the year. The projects and activities are grouped around the Centre s three pillars: knowledge production (16 projects and 172 publications; knowledge-sharing (2 projects, 73 webinars, 40 Online Communities, 5 online courses, and the participation of IPC-IG staff in 43 international and national seminars); and capacity-strengthening (6 projects). Since its foundation in 2004, the IPC-IG has been providing services and tools to strengthen the institutional capacities of countries of the South to design, monitor and evaluate social policies. Guided by a partnership agreement between the Government of Brazil, represented by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management and the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Centre, alongside its partners, policymakers and experts, develops solutions to strengthen both human and institutional capacities and resources. The innovative approaches used by the IPC-IG are based on three pillars: knowledge production, knowledge-sharing and capacity-strengthening: knowledge production: carrying out research and studies, such as policy analysis and evaluations; knowledge-sharing: gathering knowledge and facilitating the exchange of innovative experiences and initiatives among countries of the South; and capacity-strengthening: providing and facilitating the collaborative construction of capacity-strengthening activities and flows of knowledge among countries of the South. The information is presented as overview tables, displaying information about the partners, objectives, outcomes and the operational team summary of each project, accompanied by a snapshot of outputs and tangible results. Finally, the report introduces the Centre s staff in Our most sincere thanks go to the unsung heroes of the Operations, Communications, IT, and Publications teams, whose names do not always appear in the tables below. Their contribution is essential to the success of any of the Centre s initiatives, and there can be no doubt as to how much value they add to the quality of our work. Their backstopping ability is what guarantees the high quality and delivery speed of outputs. Projects and thematic areas In 2018 the Centre expanded its portfolio by increasing its thematic fields of activity, especially at the intersection of social protection and environmental issues, mostly regarding climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). During 2018 the Centre implemented 24 projects in the areas of social protection, South South cooperation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), food and nutrition security, public policy design, and capacity-strengthening in Angola, Brazil, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, and the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. 10 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

11 Partners The projects were developed in close collaboration with various partners, including: Brazilian government ministries in the socio-economic and environmental fields; the Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA); the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian Government (DFAT); the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF); the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement AfD); the Fundación Espacio Público; UN Photo/Albert González Farran <goo.gl/yl7uqf> the German Corporation for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ GmbH), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ); the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); International Development Research Centre (IDRC); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Nike, Inc.; the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF); and the World Food Programme (WFP). 11

12 Photo: UN Photo/Albert González Farran <goo.gl/1qewmj> Knowledge production

13 The Centre s knowledge production activities comprise outputs from both research projects and publications. Together with partner institutions, practitioners, and governments, the IPC-IG answered the requests of various countries of the South and conducted 16 research projects to design, analyse and evaluate public policies. To consolidate the knowledge gathered during these activities, the 172 publications were released in different formats and multiple languages. IPC-IG publications also serve to share both newly produced and previously existing knowledge with a global audience that includes policymakers, academia, practitioners, members of the media and civil society in general, and to improve the international debate in the arena of South South cooperation. Below we present the projects undertaken in Projects: 1. The effect of social protection benefits on growth and equality Name Donor The effect of social protection benefits on growth and equality Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Start date June 2016 Closing date August 2018 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs OECD Identify and quantify the role played by social protection benefits on inclusive growth 1. Revision of the economic literature on individual behaviours and inclusive development 2. Revision of the international literature about the impacts of social benefits on individual behaviours potentially related to inclusive growth: labour supply; consumption; savings; education; innovation and willingness to assume risks; fertility; and migration 3. Definition of countries, databases and analytical models to empirically measure the relationship between social benefits and individual behaviours 4. Empirical analysis on the effects of social benefits on individual behaviours in three or four countries Team in 2018 Coordinator: Luis Henrique Paiva Researchers: Sergei Soares, Rodrigo Orair, and Nicolo Bird The IPC-IG has investigated the role played by social protection benefits, such as pensions, employment, and social assistance benefits, on inclusive growth. To identify individual behaviours conducive to inclusive growth and to empirically test whether they are affected by social protection benefits, the IPC-IG and the OECD structured the project in four phases: (i) identification of potentially growth-conducive individual behaviours according to the main economic theories of development; (ii) review of the international literature on the impacts of social benefits on individual behaviours that lead to inclusive growth; (iii) definition of countries, databases and analytical models to empirically measure the relationship between social benefits and individual behaviours; and (iv) empirical analysis of the relationship between social benefits and individual behaviours that lead to inclusive growth. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 13

14 2. Monitoring and evaluation of the WFP s social and behaviour change communication project in Mozambique s Manica province Name Donors Monitoring and evaluation of the WFP s social and behaviour change communication project in Mozambique s Manica province Government of Mozambique and World Food Programme (WFP) Mozambique Start date September 2016 Closing date September 2018 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs Government of Mozambique and WFP Mozambique Monitor and evaluate an innovative social and behaviour change communication project to improve the health and nutrition of children in Mozambique s Manica province 1. Elaboration of a research methodology and evaluation plan 2. Elaboration of a logframe for the intervention 3. Regular monitoring reports 4. Coordination of baseline and endline household surveys 5. Compilation of a final evaluation report Team in 2018 Coordinators: Fábio Veras Soares and Mario Gyori Researchers: Diana Sawyer, Fábio Veras Soares, Jessica Baier, María Hernandez,Tatiana Martínez, Sofie Olsson, and Wesley Silva Interns: Ariane Gordan, Alexis Lefevre, Salomé Drouard, and Lara Aquino Given the IPC-IG s expertise in food and nutrition security and in the M&E of policy programmes, WFP Mozambique commissioned the Centre to conduct both the monitoring and impact evaluation of this project, which aims to improve child health and nutrition by increasing awareness of good practices through direct communication and mass media. It sought to promote the adoption of good health and nutrition practices across four fields: malaria prevention; infant and young child feeding (IYCF); maternal care and nutrition; and hygiene and sanitation. 14 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

15 3. Enhancing the child sensitivity of the monitoring and evaluation component of Egypt s Takaful and Karama cash transfer programmes Name Donor Enhancing the child sensitivity of the monitoring and evaluation component of Egypt s Takaful and Karama cash transfer programmes UNICEF Start date December 2016 Closing date June 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs National governments and UNICEF Improve the child sensitivity of the M&E component of the Egyptian Takaful and Karama cash transfer programmes by assisting the Ministry of Social Solidarity to achieve the following: integrate child indicators within the programme s M&E framework; acquire the tools and capacities required to collect data on proposed child indicators; and provide advice on the implementation of conditionalities 1. Proposal of the integration of child-focused M&E indicators 2. Design of M&E methodology and tools required to monitor child indicators 3. Development of a reporting tool and support for its adoption 4. Training on child focused M&E and new tools Team in 2018 Coordinator: Rafael Guerreiro Osorio Researchers: Anna Carolina Machado, Charlotte Bilo, Pedro Arruda, Raquel Tebaldi, Solange Gonçalves, and Mohammed AbdelHameed Interns: Juliane Becker Facco and Jamila Odeh-Moreira The United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) and the IPC-IG have partnered in a research project to review and improve the child sensitivity of the M&E systems of Egypt s flagship cash transfer programmes, Takaful and Karama. The Centre is assisting the country s Ministry of Social Solidarity in producing and integrating child-sensitive data on poverty and vulnerability into the programmes M&E frameworks. The IPC-IG is also developing and supporting the Ministry in institutionalising the methodology and the tools to collect data on the proposed child indicators, as well as in developing a framework for future impact evaluations of the project. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 15

16 4. Support to social protection knowledge production and policy analysis in the MENA region Name Donor Support to social protection knowledge production and policy analysis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region UNICEF Start date February 2017 Closing date June 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs UNICEF MENARO and UNICEF Country Offices in MENA Support social protection knowledge generation and policy analysis in MENA (scope: All UNICEF MENA countries); and provide on-demand remote technical support to all 16 UNICEF Country Offices in the MENA region, and on-site technical support in selected cases 1. A series of four knowledge products followed by four corresponding webinars on each of the following topics: y Overview of Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Through a Child and Equity Lens (including 20 Country One Pagers) y Children s Right to Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa Region an Analysis of Legal Frameworks from a Child Rights Perspective y Building Shock-Responsive National Social Protection Systems in the MENA Region y Fiscal space for child-sensitive social protection in the MENA region 2. Remote and on-site support for social protection provided to UNICEF country offices in MENA: y Djibouti (remote and on-site) y Iran (remote) y Lebanon (remote and on-site) y Morocco (remote and on-site) y Tunisia (remote and on-site) y Sudan (remote and on-site) 16 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

17 Main outputs 3. Webinars organised: y Overview of Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Through a Child Lens (28 Novermber 2017) y Changes in the provision of social protection in MENA since the Arab uprisings (11 June 2018) y Children s Right to Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa An analysis of legal frameworks from a child-rights perspective (2 October 2018) y Building Shock-Responsive National Social Protection Systems in the MENA Region (6 December 2018) 4. Special issue of the IPC-IG s flagship magazine, Policy in Focus: Social Protection after the Arab Spring (available in English, French and Arabic) 5. Online Community on socialprotection.org: Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa Region Team in 2018 Coordinators: Fábio Veras Soares and Rafael Osorio Researchers: Amelie Coureau, Anna Carolina Machado, Carolina Bloch, Charlotte Bilo, Eunice Godevi, Imane Helmi, Joana Mostafa, Lea Smidt, Mohamed Ayman AbdelHameed, Pedro Arruda, Rafael Guerreiro Osorio, Raquel Tebaldi, and Sergei Soares Interns: Bárbara Branco, Jamila Odeh-Moreira, Juliana Bernardino, and Juliane Becker Facco Under this UN UN agreement, the IPC-IG partnered with the UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO) to produce knowledge materials in the field of social protection and provide policy analysis to all 20 countries in the MENA region. The IPC-IG team has also been providing on-demand remote (and on-site for some selected cases) technical support to all UNICEF Country Offices in the region. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 17

18 5. Monitoring and evaluation of Rio s Olympic Villages Name Donor Monitoring and evaluation of Rio s Olympic Villages Nike Start date August 2017 Closing date March 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs Rio de Janeiro s Municipal Subsecretariat of Sports and Leisure (SUBEL) and Nike Support the M&E of the targets of Nike s project for 22 Olympic Villages in the City of Rio de Janeiro baseline and midline 1. Village projections 2. Development of monitoring indicators 3. Creation and development of village profiles 4. Database analysis Team in 2018 Coordinator: Diana Sawyer Researchers: Mariana Hoffmann, Wesley Silva, and Solange Ledi Gonçalves Interns: Juliana Facco and Diego da Silva Rodrigues The IPC-IG is supporting the M&E of Nike s project targets for 22 Olympic Villages in the City of Rio de Janeiro. To this end, the Centre is conducting the M&E of the project s baseline and midline targets. The first phase of the project includes a partial database report, followed by a baseline report of the activities for the reference year, comprising an analysis of all 22 Olympic Villages. The second phase comprises a midline monitoring report for the 2016/2018 reference years for 19 Olympic Villages. The baseline and midline reports will include indicators measuring the progressive achievement of the targets. 18 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

19 6. Impact evaluation of the World Food Programme s interventions to improve market access for vulnerable smallholder farmers in Mozambique Name Donor Impact evaluation of the World Food Programme s interventions to improve market access for vulnerable smallholder farmers in Mozambique World Food Programme (WFP) Mozambique Start date September 2017 Closing date November 2018 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs WFP Mozambique To evaluate the impact of the WFP s support to 14 smallholder farmer organisations with the aim of improving their members market access and nutritional outcomes 1. Quantitative impact evaluation of labour-saving technologies and targeted training programmes in institutional development and post-harvest management for the members of 14 farmer organisations 2. Qualitative evaluation on the Information System for Agricultural Markets (Sistema de Informação de Mercados Agrícolas SIMA) and the WFP s support to its scale-up to new districts 3. Qualitative assessment regarding the effectiveness of training programmes provided to SIMA staff (INFOCOM) and to government personnel; regarding how SIMA and INFOCOM communications and management have changed in response to the intervention; and regarding how smallholder farmers are accessing and using SIMA and INFOCOM information Team in 2018 Coordinators: Diana Sawyer and Mario Gyori Researchers: Alexander Cambraia, Wesley Silva, Sofie Olsson, Elisio Mazive, Vinícius Nogueira, Tatiana Martínez, and Jessica Baier In partnership with the WFP in Mozambique, under the scope of the WFP s Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG1) Initiative, the IPC-IG has evaluated the impact of the WFP s support and interventions to promote 14 smallholder farmers organisations and improve their access to markets in the country. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 19

20 7. Evaluation of the coverage and benefit incidence of the WFP s food fortification interventions under the MDG1c Programme Name Donor Evaluation of the coverage and benefit incidence of the WFP s food fortification interventions under the MDG1c Programme World Food Programme (WFP) Mozambique Start date September 2017 Closing date November 2018 Partner Main outcome Main outputs WFP Mozambique To review the coverage and benefit incidence of food fortification of staple foods in Mozambique, within the WFP s MDG1c initiative 1. Quantitative assessment of the coverage and benefit incidence of food fortification in Mozambique, to evaluate which socioeconomic groups benefit from the fortification of wheat flour, maize flour, vegetable oil and sugar, and which do not 2. Elaboration of an evaluation plan and sampling strategy 3. Selection and hiring of a data collection company 4. Supervision of a quantitative household survey, including the collection and analysis of food samples 5. Data cleaning, data analysis and data transcriptions Team in 2018 Coordinators: Diana Sawyer and Mario Gyori Researchers: Alexander Cambraia, Wesley Silva, Sofie Olsson, Elisio Mazive, Vinícius Nogueira, Jean Paiva, Tatiana Martínez, and Jessica Baier This research project is also related to the WFP s MDG1c Initiative. The IPC-IG is working with the WFP in Mozambique to evaluate the coverage and benefit incidence of the WFP s interventions to accelerate food fortification of staple foods in the country. The IPC-IG team has conducted a quantitative assessment of the coverage to evaluate which socio-economic groups benefit from the fortification of wheat flour, maize flour, vegetable oil and sugar, and which do not. 20 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

21 8. Enhancing Opportunities for Vulnerable Youth: Hearing their Voices to Inform Policies Name Donor Enhancing Opportunities for Vulnerable Youth: Hearing their Voices to Inform Policies Fundación Espacio Público Start date October 2017 Closing date December 2018 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Produce a study to influence policymaking towards facilitating youth participation in the labour and educational systems, based on original research, producing recommendations for Brazil 1. Quantitative research on youth 2. Qualitative research on youth 3. Analysis of project results and policy recommendations 4. Dissemination of results and incidence Team in 2018 Coordinator: Enid Rocha A. Silva, with support from Diana Sawyer Researchers: Claudia Silva and Joana Costa In this joint research project with Chile s Fundación Espacio Público, the IPC-IG teamed up with Ipea to produce a study based on original research, aiming to influence policymaking towards facilitating youth participation in labour and educational systems, and to produce recommendations for Brazil. The study was launched during a seminar held in December in Brasília. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 21

22 9. Studies and Proposal for Measures Towards the Achievement of SDG 6: Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All Name Donor Studies and Proposal for Measures Towards the Achievement of SDG 6: Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Brazil Start date October 2017 Closing date April 2019 Partners Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA Brazilian National Water Agency), Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), and UNDP Brazil Main outcomes Study and propose a strategy for monitoring and managing programmes and public policies that contribute to the achievement of SDG 6 (water supply, depletion and final disposal components) to provide information and assist the ANA in the implementation and monitoring of SDG 6 in Brazil Main outputs 1. Mapping of essential elements that contribute towards or hinder the implementation and monitoring of SDG 6 2. Elaboration of a guiding proposal for the implementation of SDG 6 3. Elaboration of a guiding proposal for the monitoring of SDG 6 Team in 2018 Coordinator: Gesmar dos Santos (Ipea), with support from Diana Sawyer Researchers: Ana Lizete Farias, Daniela Nogueira Soares, Diego Franca Freitas, Eveline Maria Vasquez Arroyo, Julio Issao Kuwajima, Luiz Augusto Bronzatto, Maíra Simões Cucio, and Valéria Maria Rodrigues Fechine IPC-IG Support team: Denise Marinho dos Santos, Lucas Guimarães, Lídia Alves and the Operations Department Interns: Isabelle Araújo, Karina Berardo, and Lia Kesselring In this research project, the IPC-IG and Ipea joined forces and pooled their expertise and research teams to support the Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA) and UNDP Brazil in the implementation and monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all in Brazil. Under Ipea s coordination, the project aimed at producing studies and proposals and developing a strategy for implementing and monitoring programmes and public policies. Three Seminars were organised (in February, September and December 2018) to engage stakeholders in the debate around SDG 6 in Brazil and present the findings of the study. 22 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

23 10. Capacity development programme to enhance the use of poverty analysis in policymaking Name Donor Capacity development programme to enhance the use of poverty analysis in policymaking Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Start date October 2017 Closing date December 2018 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs FAO Headquarters, FAO Morocco, and FAO Panama To enhance the use of poverty analysis by FAO and its partners (including governments, civil society, private sector, and other agencies), with the aim of supporting Morocco and Panama s policies in achieving SDGs 1 and 2 1. Delivery of a detailed proposal for the capacity development programme (CDP), which will include a content overview based on: (i) FAO s theory of change for rural poverty reduction; (ii) documented global best practices in the areas of poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, and social protection; (iii) available sectoral training and teaching materials, including statistics for poverty and food security measurement; and (iv) the IPC-IG s expertise on rural poverty, institutional demand, food and nutrition security, social protection, and M&E of social programmes. In addition, the proposal will detail the intended approach to implement the CDP in Morocco and Panama, based on a combination of e-learning initiatives using the Virtual Campus of the socialprotection.org platform and face-to-face courses. 2. Development of capacity development materials, including training modules/sessions, group and individual exercises, planning sheets, and description and implementation guidelines for different activities using country-level experience and priorities to define the content (in partnership with local institutions or consultants from Panama and Morocco) 3. Implementation of the CDP in Morocco and Panama, for participants 4. Delivery of an assessment report describing the main lessons of CDP-related experiences in the two countries and suggestions for future implementation Team in 2018 Coordinator: Fábio Veras Soares Researchers: Maria Hernandez Lagaña, Carolina Bloch, and Isabela Machado socialprotection.org: Mariana Balboni, Arthur Andrade, and Patricia Velloso This main goal of this project is to enhance the use of poverty analysis by FAO s regional and country offices and their partners, to contribute towards the achievement of SDGs 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere and 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 23

24 11. Studies on Brazil s challenges for 2018 and 2019 Name Studies on Brazil s challenges for 2018 and 2019 Donor UNDP Startg date January 2018 Closing date June 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs Brazilian Cooperation Agency (Agência Brasileira de Cooperação ABC), Secretariat for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil (SAE-PR), Ipea, and UNDP Brazil To produce studies, methodologies, and software on the following topics: (i) the reform of state and municipal social security systems; (ii) the distributive impact of pension reforms; (iii) the long-term impact of pension reforms on economic growth; (iv) the chaotic judicialisation of public policies; (v) the social impact of the opening of the economy; and (vi) Brazilian cooperation as a form of soft power that allows to rescale the country s external relations 1. Population projections for Brazilian municipalities 10. Distributive impacts of economic openness (regression) 2. Entry and exit probabilities of the municipal public service 3. Probability of pension generation 4. Structured projections of the evolution of municipal social security regimes (RPPS) 5. Database integrating the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) with administrative records 6. Monte Carlo Methodology 7. Estimation of the tax incidence of social security contributions 8. CGE model of long-term social security simulation 11. Construction of a state/micro-regional input-output matrix 12. Distributive impacts of economic openness (CGE model) 13. Common data collection model and API 14. Mechanisms for the correlation and extraction of data 15. Dictionary of practices 16. Workshop on international development cooperation 17. Survey of accountability processes for federal civil servants 18. Typology of processes 9. Workshop to discuss the various methodologies Team in 2018 Coordinators: Sergei Soares and Diana Sawyer Ipea researchers: Pedro Sousa, Marco Antonio, and Fabiano Pompemayer UNDP Brazil focal point: Maristela Baioni ABC focal point: Márcio Correa SAE-PR focal point: Luis Fernando de Lara Resende In this project, the IPC-IG and partners will produce studies, methodologies, and software on the following topics: (i) the reform of state and municipal social security systems; (ii) the distributive impact of pension reforms; (iii) the long-term impact of pension reforms on economic growth; (iv) the chaotic judicialisation of public policies; (v) the social impact of the opening of the economy; and (vi) Brazilian cooperation as a form of soft power that allows for a re-scaling of the country`s external relations. 24 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

25 12. Impact evaluation for the Pró-Semiárido and Dom Helder Câmara Phase II programmes Name Donor Impact evaluation for the Pró-Semiárido and Dom Helder Câmara Phase II programmes Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Start date March 2018 Closing date March 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Semear International Construction and analysis of the baseline impact evaluation for IFAD s Pró-Semiárido project in the Brazilian state of Bahia, as well as for the Dom Helder Câmara Phase II programme also supported by IFAD comprising the states of Alagoas, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Maranhão, and development of the sampling design proposal for the baseline studies for new projects in Maranhão, Ceará and Piauí 1. Report containing the definition and review of the sampling design proposal for studying the baseline impact evaluation of IFAD s Pró-Semiárido project in the state of Bahia, as well as for the Dom Helder Câmara Phase II Project, also supported by IFAD, comprising the states of Alagoas, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Maranhão 2. Report containing the results of the consistency analysis of the databases and the analytical framework (describing the structure of indicators, analytical plan, and methodological resources) underpinning a descriptive and inferential analysis of Pró-Semiárido and the Dom Helder Câmara Phase II projects 3. Report containing the sampling design proposal for studying the baseline impact evaluation of IFAD s projects in the states of Maranhão, Ceará and Piauí 4. Report containing descriptive and inferential analyses, including an executive summary and PowerPoint presentations, regarding the Pró-Semiárido and the Dom Helder Câmara Phase II projects Team in 2018 Coordinator: Diana Sawyer Researchers: Alexander Cambraia and Wesley Silva This research project aims at building and analysing the baseline for impact evaluation for IFAD s project in the Brazilian state of Bahia the Pró-Semiárido Project as well as for the Dom Helder Câmara Phase II Project, which comprises the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe. The IPC-IG will also develop a sampling design proposal for the baseline studies of the new projects in Ceará, Maranhão and Piauí. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 25

26 13. Support to the publication of an issue of the Policy in Focus magazine: Women at work: addressing the gaps Name Donor Support to the publication of an issue of the Policy in Focus magazine: Women at work: addressing the gaps Fundación Espacio Público Start date March 2018 Closing date August 2018 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs Team in 2018 International Development Research Centre (IDRC) A new issue of the Policy in Focus magazine, co-edited by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the IPC-IG, dealing with women s participation in the labour market and especially focusing on the Latin American region. An investigation of recent trends, the determinants and constraints of female labour force participation, as well as different policies implemented to address these concerns, are presented in this issue s articles Copyediting, translation, printing, and dissemination of the issue Coordinator: Rafael Guerreiro Osorio Specialist guest editors: Raquel Tebaldi (IPC-IG) and Carolina Robino (IDRC) IPC-IG Publications team: Roberto Astorino, Flávia Amaral, Manoel Salles, and Rosa Arendt The issue of the Policy in Focus magazine titled Women at work: addressing the gaps, co-edited by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the IPC-IG, addresses women s participation in the labour market, especially focusing on the Latin American region. This special issue was launched in March 2018, to celebrate International Women s Day. A Spanish translation was also released. Titled Las mujeres en el trabajo: abordar las desigualdades, it was launched during the forum Work and Economic Empowerment of Women: How do we Advance?, organised by Espacio Publico and IDRC, in the capital of Chile, Santiago, on 4 October. 26 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

27 14. Support to the State Department of Social Protection in Kenya to review and update the 2012 National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) and to facilitate the dialogue between government and stakeholders Name Donor Support to the State Department of Social Protection in Kenya to review and update the 2012 National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) and to facilitate the dialogue between government and stakeholders UNICEF Kenya and Government of Kenya Start date March 2018 Closing date July 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs UNICEF Kenya and Government of Kenya (Social Protection Secretariat) To support the Government of Kenya in reviewing and updating the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) to the current standard of social protection in the country. The review will take into account what has occurred in the area over the past 5 years ( ). The NSPP is crucial for ensuring coherence between Kenya s main social protection interventions, government institutions, stakeholders, and main actors participating in the system 1. Mapping the context of the NSPP and identifying potential issues 2. Assessment of identified issues and recommendation of new policies 3. Updating the NSPP and validation of the assessment and recommendations Team in 2018 Coordinator: Fábio Veras Soares Researchers: Judy Mwangi (consultant), Pedro Arruda, and Alexander Cambraia In partnership with UNICEF Kenya, the IPC-IG is supporting the Government of Kenya in reviewing and updating the country s National Social Protection Policy (NSPP). Activities related to this project include the review of documents, consultations with local stakeholders and government officials, and the drafting and validation of the new policy. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 27

28 15. Climate Change Expenditures in Brazil Name Donor Climate Change Expenditures in Brazil Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) Start date September 2018 Closing date August 2019 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) and Brazil s Ministry of the Environment (MMA) Support the Brazilian government s endeavours related to the identification, classification and transparency of national public financing on climate change Identify, classify and systematise public expenditures of the federal government in climate change endeavours, composing comprehensive annual historical series Disseminate information on climate change financing to increase transparency and social participation as a mechanism to enhance the efficiency and quality of these investments Institutionalise a systematic process of data collection and analysis of Brazilian expenditures in and for climate change Team in 2018 Coordinators: Diana Sawyer and Alexandre Ywata (Ipea) Given the ongoing and rising demand for a broad variety of government-provided goods and services, the use of resources must be transparent and subject to public debate. Therefore, information on public expenditures can support assessments regarding the efficiency and effectiveness in the allocation and use of resources, vis-à-vis attained results. These assessments provide important inputs for the evaluation and planning of public policies. Therefore, under the scope of this project, the IPC-IG will provide support to the Brazilian government`s activities related to the identification, classification, and transparent dissemination of national public financing on climate change. 28 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

29 16. Studies on Official Development Assistance (ODA) resource flows earmarked for Brazil and on the Brazilian government s concessional credit Name Donor Studies on Official Development Assistance (ODA) resource flows earmarked for Brazil and on the Brazilian government s concessional credit French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement AFD) Start date October 2018 Closing Date December 2018 Partners Main outcomes Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Component 1: Develop a study to identify, classify, and qualify the flows of Official Development Assistance (ODA) resources earmarked for Brazil, focusing on sustainable development projects Component 2: Analyse the Brazilian concessional credit in light of international commitments (PABA, AAAA, and SDGs) Main outputs 1. Identify, classify and disseminate the flows of ODA resources destined for Brazil, focusing on sustainable development projects based on adjustments of national and international methodologies 2. Follow the methodological development of Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD), focusing on its eventual application in Brazil 3. Analyse the Brazilian government s concessional credit programme for economic infrastructure development projects in foreign countries between 1998 and Systematise data on Brazilian National Development Bank (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social BNDES) loans to foreign countries; 5. Develop a methodology to calculate concessional credit granted by the Brazilian government (BNDES) 6. Calculate the amount of concessional credit of the Brazilian government (BNDES) 7. Compare concessional credit methodologies adopted by other national, regional, and international banks Team in 2018 Coordinator: José Eduardo Malta de Sá Brandão Ipea Research team: Ivan Oliveira, José Eduardo M. S. Brandão, João Brígido Bezerra Lima, João Antônio dos Santos Lima, Jhonatan do Rosario Ferreira, José Alejandro S. Barríos Díaz, and Ana Luiza Jardim C. Rochael Garcia IPC-IG Support team: Denise Marinho dos Santos and Lídia Alves Intern: Lia Kesselring There is a need and an opportunity to improve the instruments available to the Brazilian government for public policy analysis mainly its analytical aspects in the fields of cooperation for international development and the aid received by the country regarding the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This project aims to conduct a study to identify, classify, and qualify the flows of ODA resources earmarked for Brazil, focusing on sustainable development projects. It will also analyse the Brazilian concessional credit in light of international commitments. A seminar was organised in December 2018 to present preliminary results of the studies. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 29

30 Publications Top 10 downloads of 2018 The IPC-IG believes that the free exchange of knowledge inspires people to produce further research and contributes to a more inclusive future. In line with this philosophy, part of the Centre s mission is to deliver its evidence-based policy research on issues related to development through different publication formats, from the popular One Pagers to the more technical Working Papers. All new publications are made freely available online through the Centre s website every month. The publications are originally released in English, but translated versions are also produced in Arabic, Bahasa (Indonesia), Chinese, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Swedish. In 2018 the Centre made available a total of 172 publications, including 3 new issues of Policy in Focus and 3 translated issues, 136 One Pagers, 16 Working Papers, 9 Research Reports, 2 Policy Research Briefs, 2 Reports, and 1 joint publication. It also produced 111 translations (43 in Portuguese, 30 in Arabic, 30 in French, and 8 in Spanish). The outreach capacity of our publications is impressive: since the IPC-IG was founded in 2004, the number of downloads has reached more than 7.5 million across over 179 countries Poverty in Focus No. 9 What is Poverty? Downloads: 65,162 Policy in Focus No. 40 Social protection after the Arab Spring Downloads: 11,143 Research Report No. 24 Overview of non-contributory social protection programmes in the MENA region through a child and equity lens Downloads: 8,551 Policy in Focus No. 41 Women at work: addressing the gaps Downloads: 7,733 Policy in Focus No. 39 Debating Graduation Downloads: 4, English Portuguese Spanish French Arabic Other languages (Bahasa, Chinese, Italian, Swedish and Turkish) Total 7 Joint Publication No. 9 Mudanças no Código Florestal Brasileiro: desafios para a implementação da nova lei Downloads: 4,399 Working Paper No. 2 - Economic growth and poverty reduction: initial conditions matter Downloads: 4, Since ,732 9 Policy in Focus No A new urban paradigm: pathways to sustainable development Downloads: 4,111 Policy in Focus No Social Protection meeting children s rights and needs Downloads: 4,101 Policy in Focus No Social protection towards gender equality Downloads: 3, Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

31 A publication of The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Volume 15, Issue No. 1 April 2018 A publication of The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Volume 15, Issue No. 3 December 2018 A publication of The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Volume 15, Issue No. 2 September 2018 Policy in Focus issues published in 2018 Volume 15, Issue No. 1 Women at work: addressing the gaps Women at work: addressing the gaps Produced in partnership with the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), this special edition is presented by specialist guest editors Carolina Robino (IDRC) and Raquel Tebaldi (IPC-IG) and features 15 compelling articles by world-renowned policy specialists and practitioners. This publication addresses a crucial aspect of women s economic empowerment: labour market participation. Not all kinds of work entail positive outcomes for women, as they face challenges in pursuing well-paid, productive jobs that enable them to accumulate assets. Women s time use will remain constrained if deeply rooted social norms, such as regarding housework and child-care responsibilities, are not shared by other household members. Its launch celebrated International Women s Day in Volume 15, Issue No. 2 Minimum wage: global challenges and perspectives This issue presents different global takes on the implementation of minimum wage policies and their effects on poverty reduction, inequality and inclusive growth worldwide, as well as potential negative effects and current trends in policy design. This special edition features specialist guest editor Sergei Soares and features nine inspiring articles by leading experts and scholars on minimum wage contexts in Latin America, Europe, Asia and sub-saharan Africa, as well as on more specific country contexts such as in the United States, China, India and France. Minimum wage: global challenges and perspectives Volume 15, Issue No. 3 Social Protection: meeting children s rights and needs Social protection: meeting children s rights and needs This issue of Policy in Focus presents a collection of 15 articles from leading scholars, researchers and policy practitioners, shedding light on the key challenges of promoting social protection programmes for children. These contributions feature a diverse selection of case studies from Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and sub-saharan Africa. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 31

32 Photo: Icaro Cooke Vieira/CIFOR <goo.gl/elzxzy> Knowledge-sharing

33 The IPC-IG s knowledge-sharing activities in 2018 included two projects and outputs from its communications and outreach endeavours. The Centre promotes debate and disseminates knowledge through a diverse range of channels, such as communities of practice, social media channels, webinars, and multiple communication and information outreach activities. This work includes managing its websites in English and in Portuguese, writing news articles, preparing monthly newsletters in English, Portuguese, and French, elaborating press releases, establishing media relations, producing translations of knowledge material, editing videos, and organising policy-related and academic events, such as seminars and workshops. A global audience of experts, policymakers, practitioners and civil society at large, as well as partner organisations and UN agencies, has been connected through such knowledgesharing activities. These activities, in addition to the social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Flickr, have played an increasing role in supporting the dissemination of the Centre s work. Social media The IPC-IG strives to maintain an open channel with its audience through a strong social media presence. The rationale behind the Centre s communications strategy is to account for the IPC-IG s work while providing information and helping raise awareness about important global development challenges. Twitter: 33,368 followers Facebook: 13,000 likes Photo: Sergio Amaral/MDS LinkedIn: 1,593 followers YouTube: 1,878 subscribers Newsletters: 11 monthly issues of the Inclusive Growth Bulletin published in English in 2018; 6 editions of the bimonthly newsletters in French and in Portuguese. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 33

34 Knowledge-sharing projects: 1. The Social Protection Knowledge Sharing Gateway Name Donors The Social Protection Knowledge Sharing Gateway The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Australia (DFAT) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) Start date March 2014 Closing date March 2021 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B) Facilitate knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, and collaboration on social protection policies among governments, research centres, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and other interested parties 1. Healthy growth of the platform guaranteed through project and knowledge management 2. Knowledge-sharing and production on social protection, prioritising the facilitation of South South learning 3. Technology and web development maintained to high standards Team i 2018 Coordinator: Mariana Balboni Team: Ana Carolina Romano, Arthur Andrade, Ashleigh Slingsby, Débora Zampier, Isabelle Araújo, Karine Farina, Marina Carvalho, Patrícia Velloso Cavallari, Pedro Magalhães, Stefan Trifunovic, and Yannick Roulé Interns: Alice Assis de Figueiredo Roza, Ana Carolina de Paula Romano, Bárbara Macedo dos Santos, Bárbara Ohrana Rocha Mariano, Gabriel Roberto Dauer, Isabelle Araújo, Juliana Bernardino, Luiza da Silva Nakamura, Nurth Inés Palomo Suárez, and Tiago Gabriel Tasca The mission of the socialprotection.org online platform, hosted and developed by the IPC-IG, is to provide social protection practitioners, policymakers, and researchers with the most comprehensive and up-to-date content on the topic, to strengthen capacities and foster South South cooperation, and to encourage networking and engagement. As a collaborative and member-based platform, it hosts content from individuals, bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), research centres, government bodies, and academia, allowing for the free exchange of information among users. In 2018, the platform celebrated its third anniversary. 34 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

35 2. Synergies between sustainability, forest conservation and restoration, and agricultural development: a roadmap for the Brazilian rural economy of the 21 st century Name Donor Synergies between sustainability, forest conservation and restoration, and agricultural development: a roadmap for the Brazilian rural economy of the 21 st century Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Start date October 2018 Closing date February 2019 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs Team in 2018 Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Organise a two-day workshop in Brazil during the first quarter of 2019, bringing together key Brazilian and international technical experts, as well as key Brazilian government and civil society stakeholders The workshop will cover the synergies between sustainable agriculture including landscape-scale forest conservation and reforestation/restoration of degraded lands Coordinators: Diana Sawyer and Alexandre Ywata (Ipea) The IPC-IG and the EDF, in collaboration with Ipea and other partners, will jointly organise a two-day international workshop addressing the potential synergies between sustainable agriculture, landscape-scale forest conservation, reforestation and restoration of degraded lands and sustainable agriculture. This project will also inform preparatory discussion and summary policy briefs on these synergies and economic opportunities related to agricultural sustainability, forest conservation and restoration, and rural economic development, as well as the requirements to seize these opportunities. The workshop will be held in Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 35

36 Knowledge-sharing activities The organisation of study visits, policy sessions, seminars, missions and technical meetings, as well as the participation in national and international events are essential to the IPC-IG s knowledge-sharing and South-South dialogue strategies. In 2018, the Centre s team participated in, organised or contributed to the following activities 7. da Mata, Daniel: Of Cities and Slums, paper presented at the XXI 2018 Workshop in International Economics and Finance. World Bank s Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank s Research Department, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, LACEA, and the Central Bank of Mexico, Mexico City, March Participation of IPC-IG staff in national and international events 1. Sawyer, Diana: The Work of the IPC-IG, presented at the technical meeting with Ms. Fiona Lappin, Director of the UK s Department of International Development in Brazil. IPC-IG, Brasília, 29 January Tebaldi, Raquel: socialprotection.org, presented at the technical meeting with Ms. Fiona Lappin, Director of the UK s Department of International Development in Brazil. IPC-IG, Brasília, 29 January Balboni, Mariana: Resource person at the Technical Working Group kick-off workshop of the ISPA Social Registries & Integrated Social Information Systems. World Bank Group, New York, 30 January Balboni, Mariana: Resource person at the Universal Social Protection: Towards a Partnership for All side event of the 56th Commission for Social Development of the UN. Government of Germany, co-sponsored by Finland, ILO and the World Bank, SPIAC-B, and the Germany Embassy, New York, 31 January Veras, Fábio: Resource person at the Seminar Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera: Twenty Years Since its Creation. Mexico s National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL), Mexico City, February Veras, Fábio; Nehring, Ryan: Rural Poverty Reduction White Paper, presented at the Learning Needs Assessment Workshop. FAO and International Training Centre/ILO, Turin, February Slingsby, Ashleigh Kate: Resource person at the Inter Agency Social Protection Assessments (ISPA Tools) face-to-face training. ISPA, Indonesia, March Sawyer, Diana; Berdu, Guilherme: Resource people at the launch of Semear International s Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Brasília, 15 March Veras, Fábio: Keynote speaker, Social protection: an effective means for reducing poverty and vulnerability, presented at the 2018 Kenya Social Protection Conference. Government of Kenya and international organisations, Nairobi, March Veras, Fábio: Panellist at the discussion panel Roadmap from 2015? The gains and achievements in the social protection sector, Presented at the 2018 Kenya Social Protection Conference. Government of Kenya and International organizations, Nairobi, from 20 to 23 March Cambraia, Alexander: Brazil s social protection policy and legislation experience, presented at the 2018 Kenya Social Protection Conference. Government of Kenya and international organisations, Nairobi, March Osorio, Rafael: Reforms and Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa region, presented at the International Conference: Leave No One Behind: the Fight Against Poverty, Exclusion and Inequality. Government of Botswana and the UNDP, Gaborone, March Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

37 14. Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the global launch of the United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: Nature-based Solutions for Water. UNESCO, 8 th World Water Forum, Brasília, 19 March Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the Special Session: Your Voice. UNDP, 8 th World Water Forum, Brasília, 20 March Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the Special Session on the global monitoring and reporting of SDG 6. UNESCO and WHO, 8 th World Water Forum, Brasília, 20 March a Child and Equity Lens, presented at the International Conference on Social Policy in the Islamic World. Allameh Tabataba i University, Tehran, May Balboni, Mariana: Resource person at the European Development Days (EDD) Conference. European Commission, Brussels, 6-7 June Balboni, Mariana: Resource person at the first meeting of the Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board s (SPIAC-B) Gender Working Group. SPIAC-B, Permanent Mission of Finland to the European Union in Brussels, 7 June Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the Special Session on the Global Monitoring and Report of the SDG6. UN Environment and FAO, 8 th World Water Forum, Brasília, 20 March Tebaldi, Raquel: Discussant at the round-table Social insurance: a social contract as a basis for contributory approaches?, presented at the Potsdam Spring Dialogues 2018 international conference. Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Postdam, from April Tebaldi. Raquel: Resource person at the annual meeting of the francophone group of the Community of Practice on Cash Transfers in Africa. World Bank, Dakar, April Osorio, Rafael: Participant at the workshop on indicators for measuring SDG 1. Ipea and IBGE, Brasília, 25 April Balboni, Mariana: Participant at the workshop Gender, Care Economy and Social Protection Systems Structural Transformations for Reaching the SDGs. European Union Social Protection Systems Programme (EU-SPS), Permanent Mission of Finland to the European Union in Brussels, 7 June Soares, Sergei: Participant at the ceremony sanctioning the law for the unified system of public security. Brazilian Presidency, Brasília, 11 June Bilo, Charlotte: Moderator of the webinar Changes in the provision of social protection in MENA since the Arab uprisings. socialprotection.org, 11 June Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the First Meeting of the Consultative Commission of the Brazilian Demographic Census Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(IBGE), Rio de Janeiro: 14 June Machado, Anna Carolina, and Bilo, Charlotte: The role of Zakat in the provision of social protection - A comparison between Jordan, Palestine and Sudan, presented at the International Conference on Social Policy in the Islamic World. Allameh Tabataba i University, Tehran, May Machado, Anna Carolina, and Bilo, Charlotte: Overview of Non-Contributory Social Protection Programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region through 29. Gyori, Mario: Social Learning to improve the Health and Nutrition of Infants in Mozambique, presented at the Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE). ESPE, University of Antwerp, 26 June Gyori, Mario: Session Coordinator of the panel Infant Health and Mortality, presented at the Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE). ESPE, University of Antwerp, 26 June Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 37

38 Knowledge-sharing activities 31. Veras, Fábio: The expansion of non-contributory social protection worldwide and its implications for SDG 1: monitoring by the International Labour Organization(ILO) and the World Bank, presented at the GW4 Research and Policy Seminar: Transnational transformations in social protection: concepts, instruments and contexts. University of Bath, 2 July Gyori, Mario: Social Learning to improve the Health and Nutrition of Infants in Mozambique, presented at the European Health Economics Association (EUHEA) Conference 2018: Shaping the future: the role of health economics. EUHEA, Maastricht, 13 July Gyori, Mario: Chair at the session Health care and development. Presented at the European Health Economics Association (EUHEA) Conference 2018: Shaping the future: the role of health economics. EUHEA, Maastricht, 13 July Sawyer, Diana: The work of IPC-IG, presented at the technical meeting with representatives from the German Development Cooperation (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH GIZ), Christof Kersting, Jakob Lessin and Alice Guimarães. IPC-IG, Brasília, 31 July-1 August Paiva, Luis Henrique: Social protection in Brazil, presented at the technical meeting with representatives from the German Development Cooperation (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH GIZ), Christof Kersting, Jakob Lessin and Alice Guimarães. IPC-IG, Brasília, 31-1 August Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the technical meeting on Brazil s Demographic Census 2020, with INEP s Dr. Carlos Eduardo Moreno Sampaio. IPC-IG, Brasília, 2 August Osorio, Rafael: Resource person at the workshop on a chapter of the book Desafios da Nação, Volume 2. Ipea, Brasília, 30 August Bilo, Charlotte: Child-sensitive non-contributory Social Protection in North Africa, presented at the International Conference on Child Poverty in Africa: What Works for Africa s Poorest Children?. Uganda s Economic Policy Research Centre, UNICEF Uganda and the University of Manchester, Kampala, September Sawyer, Diana: keynote speaker at the opening conference of the 40 th anniversary of the Brazilian Association of Population Studies (ABEP): Population, Society and Policies, presented at the XXI National Meeting of Population Studies. ABEP, Poços de Caldas, 24 September Sawyer, Diana: Commentator at the round table Regional mortality estimates in Brazil: a new demographic surprise or just implausible results?, presented at the XXI National Meeting of Population Studies. ABEP, Poços de Caldas, 25 September Sawyer, Diana: Session coordinator and commentator at the Thematic Session on demographic projection and estimation, presented at the XXI National Meeting of Population Studies. ABEP, Poços de Caldas, 26 September Soares, Sergei: Moderator at the Special Session Reflections on the future of the National Commission of Population and Development (CNPD), presented at the XXI National Meeting of Population Studies. ABEP, Poços de Caldas, 27 September Machado, Anna Carolina: Panellist at the webinar Children s Right to Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa: An analysis of legal frameworks from a child-rights perspective. Organised by IPC-IG and UNICEF and hosted by socialprotection.org, 2 October Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the Cedeplar-Renova technical meeting. Fundação Renova, Belo Horizonte, 8 August Bilo, Charlotte: Panellist at the webinar Children s Right to Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa: An analysis of legal frameworks from a child-rights 38 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

39 perspective. Organised by IPC-IG and UNICEF and hosted by socialprotection.org, 2 October Balboni, Mariana: Social-protection.org overview: what does the platform offer?. Presented at the International Week on Social Protection: Leaving No One Behind. Mexico s Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL) and the German Development Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Mexico City, 2 October Tebaldi, Raquel: Women at work: addressing the gaps Presentation at the forum Work and economic empowerment of women: How do we advance? and launch of the Spanish version of the eponymous issue of the Policy in Focus magazine. Fundación Espacio Publico and IDRC, Santiago do Chile, 4 October Balboni, Mariana: Moderator of the round table Population in extreme poverty: Elderly, persons with disabilities and the youth. Presented at the International Week on Social Protection: Leaving No One Behind. Mexico s Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL) and the German Development Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Mexico City, 4 October Sawyer, Diana: Speaker at the workshop Advancing in the implementation of the SDG 6. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) and Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA), Brasília, 9 October Sawyer, Diana: Resource Person at the Second Technical Meeting of Brazil s 2020 Census Advisory Committee. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(IBGE), Rio de Janeiro, 10 October Machado, Anna Carolina: Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Through a Child and Equity Lens. Presentation at the conference Addressing Inclusion Among Children & Adolescents Living in Poverty: Progress Toward Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The New School, Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP), UNICEF and SOS Children s Villages International, New York City, 12 October Sawyer, Diana: Speaker at the round-table Graduate Programme in Urban, Regional and Demographic Planning: Past, Present and Future. Presented at the V International Seminar on Integration and Regional Development (V Sider). Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Toledo, 18 October Bilo, Charlotte: Resource person at the Meeting of the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership for Social Protection Systems and Floors (SDG 1.3). International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, 24 October Bilo, Charlotte: Resource person at the workshop Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE): Making social protection, public services and infrastructure work for women and girls. DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET) and UN Inter- Agency Network, Paris, 31 October Bilo, Charlotte: Social protection in the MENA region - case study: Yemen s Social Welfare Fund. Presented at the Brown Bag Lunch Event on Social Protection. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Bonn, 7 November Bilo, Charlotte: Resource person at the PEGNET Expert Meeting on the Effects of Social Cash Transfers on Different Dimensions of Poverty. German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn, 7 November Soares, Sergei: Panorama of experiences of social protection programmes for children in Latin America and Middle East. Presented at the International conference First National Assizes of Social Protection - Together for an Integrated and Sustainable Social Protection System. UNICEF, the Moroccan Ministry of State for General Affairs and Governance, and the European Union, Khartoum, 12 November Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 39

40 Knowledge-sharing activities 58. Machado, Anna Carolina: Social protection for groups in situations of extreme vulnerability especially homeless people, orphans, and people on the move: Brazil, Latin America and MENA region. Presented at the International conference First National Assises of Social Protection - Together for an Integrated and Sustainable Social Protection System. UNICEF, the Moroccan Ministry of State for General Affairs and Governance, and the European Union, Khartoum, 13 November Sawyer, Diana: Resource person at the technical meeting with users of the Demographic Census Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Rio de Janeiro, 21 November Balboni, Mariana: Resource person at the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo 2018). The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, UN Headquarters, from 26 November-1 December. 61. Machado, Anna Carolina: Moderator at the webinar Building Shock-Responsive National Social Protection Systems in the MENA Region. Organised by IPC-IG and UNICEF and hosted by socialprotection.org, 6 December Tebaldi. Raquel: Panellist at the webinar Building Shock-Responsive National Social Protection Systems in the MENA Region. Organised by IPC-IG and UNICEF and hosted by socialprotection.org, 6 December Sawyer, Diana: Opening remarks at the seminar Sustainable Development Goals - Water and Sanitation: proposals for implementation in Brazil. Ipea, ANA, UNDP, and IPC-IG, Brasília, 11 December Sawyer, Diana: Opening remarks at the seminar International Cooperation: Financing for Development. Ipea, French Development Agency (AFD), and IPC-IG, Brasília, December Machado, Anna Carolina: Resource person at the technical meeting Women and Macroeconomy. UN Women, Brazilian National School of Public Administration (Escola Nacional de Administração Pública ENAP) and Ipea, December Bilo, Charlotte. Resource person at the technical meeting Women and Macroeconomy. UN Women, ENAP and Ipea, December Bartholo, Leticia. Resource person at the technical meeting Women and Macroeconomy. UN Women, ENAP and Ipea, December Events organised by the IPC-IG 1. IPC-IG/ANA/Ipea/UNDP: Seminar on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Challenges for Water and Sanitation Management in Brazil, Brasília, 1 February The main purpose of the event was to gather contributions from leading water and sanitation experts regarding the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal IPC-IG/DFAT: Diana Sawyer, Mariana Balboni, and the socialprotection.org team participated in a two-day technical meeting regarding the platform with David Fuentes-Solano, Assistant Director of the Poverty and Social Transfers department of the Development Policy Division of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Brasília, April IPC-IG seminar series: Child-friendly social protection in Arabic countries, presented by Dr. Sergei Soares, Ipea researcher and Research Associate at IPC-IG, and Dr. Joana Mostafa, Ipea researcher. The seminar addressed an ongoing study conducted by the Centre and UNICEF in Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia, Brasília, 27 April IPC-IG seminar series: Wage Inequality in Latin America, presented by Dr. Joana Silva, Senior Economist at the World Bank s Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, Brasília, 15 May Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

41 5. IPC-IG: Annual Retreat, gathering the Centre s team and partners from the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) and UNDP Brazil to discuss the work and projects conducted by the Centre, Brasília, May IPC-IG seminar series: Measures of cooperation for sustainable development: Official Development Assistance (ODA) x Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD), presented by Dr. José Eduardo Malta Sá Brandão, Coordinator of Studies in International Cooperation at Ipea s Directorate of Studies on Economic Relations and International Policies, Brasília, 29 June productive sector for the implementation and monitoring of SDG 6, Brasília, 20 September IPC-IG/IPEA/IADB/IDRC/CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BRAZIL/ FUNDACIÓN ESPACIO PÚBLICO: Seminar Millennials in Latin America and the Caribbean: Work or study? and launch by Ipea of the chapter on Brazil in the eponymous regional research, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Canadian Centre for International Development (IDRC), and coordinated by Chile s Fundación Espacio Público, Brasília, 3 December IPC-IG/UNDP: Technical meeting with the delegation of Mauritania. Rafael Osorio, Fábio Veras and Luis Henrique Soares received a delegation composed of members of the Ministries of Interior and Decentralization, and of Economy and Finance, as well as representatives from the Mauritania s National Association of Mayors and the UNDP, for an exchange of knowledge about the Bolsa Família programme), Brasília, 26 July IPC-IG/DFAT: Technical meeting with representatives from the German Development Cooperation (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH GIZ), Christof Kersting, Jakob Lessin and Alice Guimarães, where Mariana Balboni presented the socialprotection.org online platform, Brasília, 30 July-1 August IPC-IG/ANA/IPEA/UNDP BRAZIL: Seminar Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Water and Sanitation: Proposals for Implementation in Brazil, Brasília, 11 December The main purpose of the event was to present the findings of the study regarding the improvement of the implementation and monitoring of SDG6 in Brazil. 13. IPC-IG/IPEA/AFD: Seminar International Cooperation: Financing for Development, Brasília, 12 and 13 December. The main objective of this two-day seminar was to present for debate the preliminary results of the studies regarding flows of official development aid resources to Brazil and Brazilian concessional credit, conducted by Ipea with support from the French Development Agency (AFD). 9. IPC-IG seminar series: South-South and trilateral cooperation: the view from the North, presented by Phillipe Orliange, French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement AfD) s Regional Representative for Brazil and Argentina, and Director of the AfD branch in Brasília, Thomas Giblin, Senior International Advisor for the United Kingdom s Department for International Development (DFID) Brazil, and Alice Guimarães, Coordinator of the Brazil-Germany Trilateral Cooperation Programme for the GIZ in Brazil. Brasília, 10 August IPC-IG/IPEA/UNDP Brazil/ANA: Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Water and Sanitation in Brazil: Governance and Public Policies, gathering policymakers, researchers, representatives of the private sector, NGOs and civil society to discuss aspects of Governance, financing, and measures of the Webinars organised by the IPC-IG and partners on the socialprotection.org platform 1. IPC-IG/HelpAge International: Social accountability in the delivery of social protection: unpacking the concept, 18 January This was the first webinar in the three-part series on social accountability, organised by the IPC-IG and HelpAge International. It garnered 136 registrants, 57 attendees, and 11 YouTube views. 2. IPC-IG/HelpAge International: Social accountability in the delivery of social protection: exploration of approaches and principles, 1 March The second webinar in Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 41

42 Knowledge-sharing activities the three-part series on social accountability, organised by the IPC-IG and HelpAge International. It garnered 232 registrants, 32 attendees, and 82 YouTube views. 3. IPC-IG/FAO: Measuring gender outcomes in social protection programmes: Why is it important? How best to do it?, 22 March 2018, organised by the IPC-IG and FAO. This webinar, the second in the Gender-Sensitive Social Protection series, focused on impact evaluations. It garnered 234 registrants, 91 attendees, and 269 YouTube views. 4. IPC-IG/UNICEF/UNOSSC: How South-South cooperation contributes to achieving the SDG 6 of ensuring access of all to clean water and sanitation, 24 May 2018, organised by the IPC-IG, UNICEF and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). The first thematic webinar under the scope of the Community of Practice on South-South Cooperation for Children (CoP-SSC4C) addressed SDG 6, with a focus on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The webinar garnered 113 registrants, 52 attendees, and 70 YouTube views. 8. IPC-IG/FAO: Bringing a gender perspective into shock-responsive social protection, 26 July The last webinar in the Gender-Sensitive Social Protection Series, organised by the IPC-IG and FAO. It garnered 193 registrants, 83 attendees, and 133 YouTube views. 9. IPC-IG/UNICEF/UNOSSC: Scaling and strengthening ECD initiatives through South- South Cooperation, 23 August The third thematic webinar under the scope of CoP-SSC4C addressed Early Childhood Development (ECD) solutions and successes that are promoted and scaled up through South-South cooperation. It garnered 77 registrants, 25 attendees, and 89 YouTube views. 10. IPC-IG/UNICEF: Children s Right to Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa: An analysis of legal frameworks from a child-rights perspective, 2 October Third webinar of a series on social protection in MENA, organised by IPC-IG and UNICEF MENARO. It garnered 101 registrants, 48 attendees, and 111 YouTube views. 5. IPC-IG/UNICEF: Changes in the provision of social protection in MENA since the Arab uprisings, 11 June The second webinar is part of a series with experts on Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa, organized by the IPC-IG and UNICEF. IPC-IG Researcher Charlotte Bilo was the session s moderator. The webinar gathered: 162 registrants; 76 attendees; 51 YouTube views. 6. IPC-IG/HelpAge International: Social accountability in the delivery of social protection: enabling environment, 21 June The final webinar in the three-part social accountability series, organised by the IPC-IG and HelpAge International. The webinar garnered 308 registrants, 39 attendees, and 52 YouTube views. 11. IPC-IG/UNICEF: Building Shock-Responsive National Social Protection Systems in the MENA Region, 6 December It garnered 166 registrants, 82 attendees, and 57 YouTube views. Staff participation in missions 1. IPC-IG/UNICEF Egypt: Mission to Egypt. Rafael Osorio travelled to Cairo from 8 to 12 January, as part of a mission organised by UNICEF Egypt to review and enhance the child sensitivity and focus of the M&E systems of the Takafol and Karama cash transfer programmes. 7. IPC-IG/UNICEF/UNOSSC: South-South development tools, technology and innovations that support the achievement of SDGs for children, 28 June The second thematic webinar under the scope of CoP-SSC4C discussed the added value of South-South Cooperation in expanding access to development tools, technology and innovations for children. It garnered: 77 registrants, 25 attendees, and 89 YouTube views. 2. IPC-IG/NIKE: Mission to Rio de Janeiro. Mariana Hoffmann, Solange Ledi Gonçalves, and Wesley Silva travelled to the city of Rio de Janeiro, on 31 January, to present the methodology used in the baseline study on Nike s Olympic Villages Project to representatives of the Municipal government of Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic Villages are community sports centres located in disadvantaged areas in Rio de Janeiro. 42 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

43 3. IPC-IG/WFP: Mission to Mozambique. Diana Sawyer, Alexander Cambraia, and Wesley Silva travelled to Maputo, from 12 to 16 February, as part of an inception mission for two research projects in partnership with the WFP. The first project aims to assess the coverage of food fortification initiatives in the country, while the second will evaluate the impact of a set of WFP interventions to facilitate market access for members of 14 smallholder farmers organisations. 4. IPC-IG/WFP: Mission to Mozambique. Sofie Olsson, Elsa Maguduanea, and Vinicius Nogueira travelled to Tete, from 12 to 16 February, as part of an inception mission for two research projects in partnership with the WFP. They met with smallholder farmers organisations to better understand the local agricultural context. 9. IPC-IG/NIKE: Mission to Rio de Janeiro. Mariana Hoffmann and Wesley Silva travelled to the city of Rio de Janeiro, from 24 to 27 April, to deliver a presentation featuring the results of the baseline study of Nike s Olympic Villages Project to programme partners and government officials. 10. IPC-IG/UNICEF: Mission to Kenya. Fábio Soares Veras and Alexander Cambraia travelled to Nairobi, from 5 to 12 May, for an inception mission as part of the UNICEF-supported technical assistance that the Centre is providing to the Government of Kenya. The objective is to update the 2011 Kenya National Social Protection Policy in light of recent developments in the sector and according to the priorities embodied by Vision 2030 and the Big Four agenda. 5. IPC-IG/UNICEF: Mission to Morocco and Tunisia. Sergei Soares and Carolina Bloch travelled to Rabat, Morocco, and to Tunis, Tunisia, from 19 February to 2 March, to meet with official representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the National Institute of Statistics, research centres and colleagues from UNICEF as part of a mission to implement a pilot project of a cash transfer targeting children. In Rabat, the Centre s delegation held meetings with colleagues from UNICEF. 6. IPC-IG/FAO: Mission to Morocco. Fábio Veras joined a FAO mission to Morocco from 21 to 23 February to discuss with government officials in charge of rural poverty reduction interventions about their interest in a capacity development programme to enhance the use of poverty analysis in the formulation of multisectoral strategies to attain SDGs 1 and IPC-IG/FAO: Mission to Panama. Fábio Veras and Ana Paula de la O. Campos (FAO) undertook a joint mission to Panama City, from 22 to 24 May, as part of an agreement between the Centre and FAO to develop a capacity-strengthening course on the use of poverty analysis to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate multisectoral policies to fight rural poverty. 12. IPC-IG/UNICEF Angola: Mission to Angola. Alexander Cambraia travelled to Luanda and Damba, from 15 to 30 June, as part of the third and last mission under the scope of the project with Angola s Ministry of Social Action, Family and Women Promotion (MASFAMU) and other national institutions to support the strengthening of social assistance and social protection initiatives, mainly regarding monitoring and evaluation of the sector. 7. IPC-IG/UNICEF Angola: Mission to Angola. Alexander Cambraia and Pedro Arruda travelled to Luanda from 5 to 17 March, as part of an ongoing project developed in partnership with UNICEF Angola, aiming at designing a system to monitor the activities of the Integrated Social Assistance Centres (CASI). The team also visited municipalities, communes, and local offices in the provinces of Muxico, Bié and Uige. 8. IPC-IG/UNICEF: Mission to Djibouti. Fábio Veras and Raquel Tebaldi travelled to the capital of Djibouti to join a mission organised by UNICEF, from 25 to 29 March. The Government of Djibouti has finalised drafting national social protection strategy for IPC-IG: Mission to Morocco. Fábio Veras and Carolina Bloch travelled to Rabat from 25 to 29 June to participate in the second (face-to-face) phase of a capacity development course on the use of poverty analysis in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of multisectoral policies to achieve SDGs 1 and IPC-IG/FAO: Mission to Panama. Fábio Veras and Maria Hernández travelled to Panama City, from 6 to 10 August, to participate in the second phase of a capacity development course on the use of poverty analysis in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of multisectoral policies to achieve SDGs 1 and 2. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 43

44 Knowledge-sharing activities 15. IPC-IG/UNICEF KENYA: Mission to Kenya. Fábio Veras, Pedro Arruda, and Judy Mwangi travelled to Kenya, from 26 August to 7 September, to meet with national and local government officials, representatives from development partners involved in the implementation of social protection programmes, and programme beneficiaries in Nairobi, Kitui, Kyuso, Kabarnet, Marigat, and Naivasha. The team also participated in a 3-day stakeholder consultation workshop in Nakuru, organised by the Social Protection Secretariat of Kenya s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, to discuss what has been done so far within the scope of the project and obtain more detailed inputs to improve the country s social protection policy. 16. IPC-IG/NIKE: Mission to Rio de Janeiro. Mariana Hoffmann and Wesley Silva travelled to Rio de Janeiro on 6 September to attend a meeting with the new staff of the municipal government s Sub-secretariat of Sports and Leisure (SUBEL) and Nike, to present and discuss the main findings of the baseline assessment of the Olympic Villages project. Staff opinion pieces, papers published and interviews 1. Soares, Sergei; Ferreira, Pedro; Paiva, Luis Henrique; and Osorio, Rafael. Sobre focalização do Bolsa Família. Valor Econômico newspaper, 4 January Gyori, Mario; and Veras, Fábio. Universal social protection in Tunisia: comparing the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of food and energy subsidies with a proposed universal child allowance programme. International Social Security Review, 8 June Osorio, Rafael. Interview to the TV Senado s news show Tela Brasil: Segurança Pública, about social mobility in Brazil, 13 August Paiva, Luis Henrique. Reforma política, a mãe de todas as reformas. Valor Econômico newspaper, 24 August IPC-IG/WFP: Mission to Mozambique. IPC-IG s consultants Vinicius Vaz Nogueira and Elisio Mazive travelled to the capital Maputo and to the provinces of Manica, Nampula and Zambezia, from 25 September to 20 October, to join a mission organised by the WFP under the scope of the joint project to evaluate the impact of WFP s initiative aimed at improving market access for vulnerable smallholder farmers in Mozambique. They supported the survey data collection activities and conducted interviews with representatives from the national and provincial governments for the qualitative component of the project. 5. Osorio, Rafael; and Soares, Sergei. Interview with Monica Carvalho for a segment of TV Globo s local news show Bom Dia DF, Brasília, 28 August Paiva, Luis Henrique; Stivali, Matheus; and Rangel, Leonardo. Por que o Brasil deve unificar as idades de aposentadoria rural e urbana. Nexo Jornal newspaper, 1 September Osorio, Rafael. Interview for Daiane Costa: Saiba por que o Brasil está atrás da Venezuela no ranking do IDH O Globo newspaper, Rio de Janeiro, 14 September IPC-IG/UNICEF MENARO. Mission to Sudan. Rafael Osorio, Anna Carolina Machado and Pedro Arruda travelled to Khartoum, from 28 October to 2 November, as part of a technical project conducted in partnership with UNICEF MENARO. The IPC-IG will provide support to UNICEF country offices in the MENA region. They met with representatives from key government stakeholders in the social protection sector, such as the Ministry of Security and Social Development (MoSSD), the Commission for Social Safety Nets, and the Ministry of Finance. 8. Osorio, Rafael. Interview for the Alexandre Garcia TV news show, Globonews, Brasília, 19 September Osorio, Rafael. Interview for the Debate show, Canal Futura, Rio de Janeiro, 23 October Machado, Anna Carolina. Interview for the news article Children s rights in the Middle East the subject of study, published by the Brazil-Arab News Agency, 8 November Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

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47 The IPC-IG s work aims to provide and facilitate the collaborative construction of capacitystrengthening activities and flows of knowledge among countries of the South. Our efforts target policymakers and experts in institutions at both national and local levels. In 2018, the Centre undertook six projects, which were tailored to meet each country s demands for enhanced institutional capacity in different areas, such as the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation projects. Projects 1. Adaptation of the Leadership & Transformation Curriculum on Building and Managing Social Protection Floors in Africa (TRANSFORM) into Online Courses Name Donor Adaptation of the Leadership & Transformation Curriculum on Building and Managing Social Protection Floors in Africa (TRANSFORM) into Online Courses Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Start date June 2017 Closing date August 2018 Partners Main outcome Main outputs European Union Social Protection Systems Programme (EU-SPS), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF Adapt the eight available TRANSFORM modules into an asynchronous, instructor-led online course to be hosted by socialprotection.org and supported by other online educational organisations such as the African Virtual University 1. Delivery of a report on the definition and development of the structure, learning objectives, content sequencing and the instructional, delivery, and evaluation strategies of the TRANSFORM e-learning version 2. Presentation of the structure and strategies of the TRANSFORM e-learning version at the TRANSFORM training of trainers (time, country, and exact location to be confirmed) 3. TRANSFORM courseware integrated into the socialprotection.org Virtual Campus 4. Creation of a TRANSFORM Facilitator s Guide 5. Delivery of a report on the first run of the online course, including the list of participants, lessons learned, an impact evaluation of the course, and the list of certificates issued 6. Publication of a report on the sustainability strategy for the TRANSFORM e-courses Team in 2018 Coordinator: Mariana Balboni Knowledge Management: Marina Salomão, Arthur Andrade, and Anna Carolina Romano The IPC-IG has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the EU Social Protection Systems Programme (EU-SPS) and UNICEF to develop an online version of the TRANSFORM Training Package. TRANSFORM is an innovative learning package on the administration of national social protection floors in Africa. The objective of TRANSFORM is to build critical thinking and capacities of policymakers and practitioners at national and local levels to improve the design, effectiveness and efficiency of social protection systems. It aims not only to impart state-of-the-art knowledge that is appropriate for the challenges faced by countries in the region, but also to encourage learners to take the lead in the transformation of nationally defined social protection systems. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 47

48 2. Support to the Ministry of Social Assistance and Reintegration (MINARS) and other national institutions in Angola in the strengthening of assistance and social protection initiatives in the country Name Donor Support to the Ministry of Social Assistance and Reintegration (MINARS) and other national institutions in Angola in the strengthening of assistance and social protection initiatives in the country UNICEF Start date October 2017 Closing date June 2018 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs National Government of Angola and UNICEF Angola Provide technical assistance for the strengthening of capacities in the social protection sector in Angola, especially providing instructions and expert advice in the area of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of social protection policies 1. Provision of training for technicians of the Government of Angola in the M&E of social protection policies, adapted to the needs of the APROSOC project, in particular the decentralisation of the social services component (Municipalização da Acção Social MAS) 2. Provision of in-country specialised consultancy to support the establishment of the MAS Baseline (defined as: non-randomised, socio-economic and territorial diagnosis of the main aspects related to MAS, based on indicators of input, process and results of preselected interest, focused on initiatives, services, and target groups of policies related to the programme) and M&E tools and methodology aligned with MAS Team in 2018 Coordinator: Alexander Cambraia N. Vaz Researchers: Luis Henrique Paiva and Pedro Arruda Under the scope of this project, the IPC-IG provided technical assistance through the development of a training course and in-country specialised consultancy, aiming at strengthening national capacities for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the social protection sector in Angola. 48 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

49 3. Development of a comprehensive curriculum outline and content for an e-learning course on poverty reduction and delivery of two capacity-development workshops Name Donor Development of a comprehensive curriculum outline and content for an e-learning course on poverty reduction and delivery of two capacity-development workshops Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Start date January 2018 Closing date December 2018 Partner Main outcomes Main outputs International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC/ILO) Empower key development professionals in FAO member countries to address poverty reduction in a comprehensive and sustainable manner, by adopting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach, taking into consideration the thematic areas of FAO s strategic programme, all of which contribute to poverty reduction: family farming and collective action; indigenous people; producers organisations; territorial approaches; land tenure; access to services; financial services; access to technology; agroecology; decent rural employment; migration; social protection; gender; and climate change 1. White paper on poverty reduction developed for discussion and validation during the learning needs assessment workshop, organised jointly with FAO and ITC/ILO, which will include: a) the target audience for the curriculum, including their roles and responsibilities (i.e. their job functions); b) the key job tasks that they should learn or improve to reach the goal of the course; and c) the knowledge, skills and competences required to perform the identified tasks 2. A detailed and comprehensive curriculum outline on poverty reduction, including the intertwined and contributing thematic areas, validated by experts from partner institutions, including the UNDP and ITC/ILO 3. Development of peer-reviewed and validated lesson content for the e-learning course on poverty reduction, and preparation of materials for the joint UNDP/ITC-ILO/FAO capacity-development workshops Team in 2018 Coordinator: Fábio Veras Soares Researchers: Ryan Nehring, Luca Lazzarini, Raquel Tebaldi, Vitória Faoro, and Rebakah Minarchek In collaboration with FAO and the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC/ILO),the IPC-IG is developing an e-learning course to support development professionals in FAO member countries to address poverty reduction via an integrated and multidisciplinary approach,taking into consideration the thematic areas of FAO s strategic programme. Through this project,key select professionals in member countries involved in national poverty reduction policies,programmes,and strategies will be able to approach poverty reduction in a holistic and integrated manner. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 49

50 4. Translation of TRANSFORM s 5-day Social Protection Curriculum into Portuguese Name Donor Translation of TRANSFORM s 5-day Social Protection Curriculum into Portuguese International Labour Organization (ILO) Start date January 2018 Closing date September 2018 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs Team in 2018 European Union Social Protection Systems Programme (EU-SPS), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and UNICEF Undertake professional translation into Mozambican Portuguese and graphic design of eight summary base documents and all paedagogical materials of the 5-day TRANSFORM introductory module. Professional translation into Mozambican Portuguese and professional graphic design of summary documents, facilitation manual, slides, activity materials, and communication materials Coordinators: Mariana Balboni and Roberto Astorino Team: Flávia Amaral and Rosa Banuth This project aimed at increasing the capacity-strengthening outreach of the online version of TRANSFORM, an innovative learning and training package on the administration of national social protection floors in Africa. The IPC-IG has undertaken the translation of course materials into Mozambican Portuguese, and carried out all related desktop publishing tasks at a professional level. The course was hosted by socialprotection.org. 50 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

51 5. Second run of the TRANSFORM course and training of facilitators Name Donor Second run of the TRANSFORM course and training of facilitators Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Start date January 2018 Closing date September 2018 Partners Main outcomes Main outputs European Union Social Protection Systems Programme (EU-SPS), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and UNICEF Offer the second run of the 10-week Transform online course in 2018 through the socialprotection.org Virtual Campus and train five e-learning facilitators to support the learning process and promote collaboration among participants 1. Second run of the Transform e-learning course 2. Training of facilitators Team in 2018 Coordinator: Mariana Balboni Knowledge Management: Marina Salomão, Arthur Andrade, and Ana Carolina Romano After the success of the first run of the instructor-led online adaptation of the TRANSFORM curriculum, the IPC-IG has carried out a second run of the 10-week e-course, which was delivered in English. It was made available through socialprotection.org s Virtual Campus. Five e-learning facilitators were trained to support the learning process and promote collaboration. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 51

52 6. Translation of TRANSFORM s 5-day Social Protection Curriculum into French Name Donors Translation of TRANSFORM 5-day Social Protection Curriculum into French International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF Start date April 2018 Closing date December 2018 Partners Main Outcomes Main outputs Team in 2018 European Union Social Protection Systems Programme (EU-SPS), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and UNICEF Undertake professional translation into French and professional graphic design of eight summary base documents and all paedagogical materials of the 5-day TRANSFORM introductory module. Professional translation into French and professional graphic design of the summary document, facilitation manual, slides, activity materials, and communication materials Coordinators: Mariana Balboni and Roberto Astorino Team: Flávia Amaral and Rosa Banuth This project aimed at increasing the capacity-strengthening outreach of the online version of TRANSFORM, an innovative learning and training package on the administration of national social protection floors in Africa. The IPC-IG has undertaken the translation of course materials into French, and carried out all related desktop publishing tasks at a professional level. The course was hosted by socialprotection.org. 52 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

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54 Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade <goo.gl/bngh3s>. The 2018 IPC-IG team Photos by: IPC-IG, David Magalhães (Ipea) and personal archive.

55 Niky Fabiancic Niky has been the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System and the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Brazil since October 2015 and is the Director of the IPC-IG. An Argentinian national, Niky Fabiancic holds a Master s degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications from Brooklyn Polytechnic University, New York, and a Bachelor s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Mendoza, Argentina. During his 30-year career with the United Nations, Niky Fabiancic has held such positions as: Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System and Resident Representative of the UNDP in Venezuela; Deputy Administrative Assistant and Deputy Regional Director for the Latin America and Caribbean region of the UNDP in New York; Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System and Resident Representative of the UNDP in the Dominican Republic; Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP in Venezuela; Chief of Staff to the Director of the Development Group in New York; and Information Management Director for the UNDP Information Management Service Department. Diana Oya Sawyer Diana holds a Doctor of Science degree in Population Sciences from Harvard University, USA (1980). She has been working as a Senior Researcher and Research Coordinator at the IPC-IG since 2009, after she left her position as Director of the Department of Evaluation and Monitoring of the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (SAGI-MDS). Some highlights of her academic career include: Adjunct Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville (1981); Visiting Researcher at the Yale University School of Medicine ( ) and at the Office of Population Studies, Princeton University, USA ( ). She spent most of her academic career at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, from where she holds the title of Professor Emeritus. Her areas of expertise are: demographic analysis, population and public policies, design and implementation of integrated M&E systems for social programmes, as well as methodologies for quantitative impact evaluation and poverty and vulnerability studies. Fábio Veras Soares Fábio holds a PhD from University College London (2004), as well as a Master s degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo (1999) and a BA in Economics from the University of Brasília (1993). He is currently the Research Coordinator of the IPC-IG, on leave from Ipea. He has worked on the impact evaluation of cash transfers and other social programmes in countries such as Brazil, Mozambique, Paraguay and Yemen. He has had his work published in the Journal of Development Effectiveness and the Latin American Research Review, and has written book chapters on the comparative analysis of cash transfer programmes. He has numerous publications on impact evaluation of cash transfers and social protection programmes, public policies and labour economics. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 55

56 Rafael Guerreiro Osorio Rafael Guerreiro Osorio is a Senior Researcher at the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea). He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Brasília and has coordinated research and published works on poverty, inequality and social policies in Brazil and internationally. Rafael has also served the Brazilian Federal Government as Adviser to the Minister of the Special Secretariat for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic ( ), as Ipea s Director of Social Policies and Studies ( ), and as Ipea s Coordinator of Studies on Social Security and Demography ( ). Before assuming his current responsibilities at the Brazilian Government, he worked as a UNDP Researcher at the IPC-IG ( ). Luis Henrique Paiva Luis Henrique holds a BA in Sociology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1992), as well as a PhD in Sociology and Politics from the same institution. He also holds a Master s degree in Sociology (Federal University of Campinas Unicamp 1995) and Social Policies (University of Southampton, 2009). A permanent civil servant for the Ministry of Planning, Luis Henrique has extensive experience working at the Ministries of Social Security, Labour and Social Development, where he served as Adviser, Deputy National Secretary and National Secretary for the Bolsa Família programme. He also worked as a researcher for Ipea between 2015 and In August 2018, he became Director of the Single Registry for Social Programmes at the Ministry of Social Development. He has collaborated with the IPC-IG since Sergei Soares Sergei holds a BA in Physics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1990) and Master s (1995) and PhD (2010) degrees in Economics from the University of Brasília (2010). He joined the IPC-IG as a Senior Researcher in He was President of Ipea from May 2014 to April He had been a researcher at that institution since 1998, working in the areas of inequality, poverty, education, racial discrimination and the labour market. His areas of expertise are economics and econometrics, with an emphasis on the economics of welfare. Previously, he worked at the Brazilian Ministry of Education and the World Bank, in the education field. 56 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

57 Alexander Cambraia N. Vaz Alexander holds a BA in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG, 2005), and Master s (2008) and PhD (2014) degrees in Political Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). His professional background is in governmental strategic planning, with technical expertise in monitoring and evaluation of public policies, and administrative knowledge on the design, implementation and evaluation of programmes and projects. In recent years, Alexander has held highlevel executive governmental positions. As a scholar, he has been publishing and conducting research in the fields of state capacities, bureaucracies, and deliveries in economic development and social policies. Alexis de Oliveira Lefèvre Alexis is a French-Brazilian consultant for the IPC-IG. He is studying International Development at the Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po), specialising in Latin-American studies and project management. His main areas of interest are South South cooperation, environmental protection, areas of development of local communities, reduction of inequalities and political economy. He gained experience in political analysis as an intern at the Ibero-American General Secretariat and served as international cooperation coordinator at the NGO TECHO-Bolivia. He is currently working on the monitoring and evaluation of the Social Behaviour Change Communication project in the province of Manica, Mozambique. Aline Peres Aline Peres holds a Master s degree in Urban Management and Development from TU Berlin (Germany) and a B. A. in Social Communications from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). She is a consultant based in Australia, serving as a knowledge manager for the IPC-IG s socialprotection.org platform. Aline joined the Centre at the beginning of 2018 and was initially based in Brasília before moving to Melbourne. She has been focusing mostly on improving the socialprotection.org initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 57

58 Ana Carla Miranda Ana Carla holds an MA in Social Policy and Social Development and an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Manchester in the UK. She has been working as a consultant since 2010 on several international cooperation initiatives involving Europe, Latin America and Africa. Her professional experience focuses on providing technical assistance to strategies related to rural development, food and nutrition security and social protection. She has worked on projects related to home-grown school feeding and institutional food procurement. She joined the IPC-IG team in 2016 as an M&E consultant for the PAA Africa programme. Ana Carolina Romano Ana Carolina holds a BA in International Relations (2017) from the University of Brasília (UnB) and joined the IPC-IG team as an intern in February She currently works as a Junior Knowledge Manager, working directly on the socialprotection.org platform. She has been focusing mostly on supporting the e-transform online course and the inclusion of Programme Profiles. Anna Carolina Machado da Silva Anna Carolina holds an MSc in Public Policy from the University of Bristol in England, a specialisation in Public Administration from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a BA in International Relations from the Federal Fluminense University. Since 2015, she has been working as a researcher at the IPC-IG and has authored knowledge products in partnership with UNICEF on child-sensitive social protection. Anna worked on projects in Brazil, sub-saharan Africa and, more recently, in the Middle East and North Africa region. Previously, she worked as a consultant for the UN-Habitat Regional Office in Latin America on urban development projects. Her research interests include social protection, inequality, and poverty reduction. 58 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

59 André Lyra André holds a BA in Computer Information Systems, specialising in the Internet and distributed objects, from the University of Brasília. He is certified by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in Java Programming Technology and by the UK s Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). At the IPC-IG he performs such IT duties as network administration, hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, Internet/Intranet page design and end-user support. André is also the Focal Point for UNSECOORD, responsible for maintaining a security plan for the IPC-IG. Arthur Andrade Arthur holds a Licentiate degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Brasília (UnB). He designs experiences to solve learning problems and help people better accomplish what they set out to do. With over eight years of hands-on experience in the field, he currently works as an e-learning specialist for the socialprotection.org platform. In the past, he worked in many different managerial and learning roles in academia, the Brazilian government, international organisations, and the private sector. Ashleigh Kate Slingsby Ashleigh is a South African national and holds a B. A. in Social Sciences in Law and Public Policy and Administration, as well as an Honours degree in International Relations, both from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She also holds a Master s degree in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. She is a home-based consultant (London), serving as the communications officer for the IPC-IG s socialprotection.org platform. She was previously based in Brasília, where she worked in communications for the IPC-IG for three years. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 59

60 Carolina Bloch Carolina holds a Master s degree in Economics from Paris-Dauphine University (2017) as well as a BA in Economics, specialising in Econometrics (2015) from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in partnership with the Paris School of Economics. Carolina joined the IPC-IG in 2017, and is involved in research projects on diverse topics, such as the distributional impact of trade policies, rural poverty reduction, and fiscal space for social protection. She is currently conducting research on the distributive impact of taxes and contributions that finance social security in Brazil. Before joining the Centre, Carolina previously worked as a researcher at France s Central Bank and at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea). Charlotte Bilo Charlotte holds a Bachelor s degree in Political Science from University College Maastricht, Netherlands, and a Master s degree in Poverty and Development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, UK. At the IPC-IG Charlotte is currently working on a research project in partnership with UNICEF MENARO on child-sensitive social protection in the Middle East and North Africa region. Before joining the IPC-IG in September 2016, she worked as a research assistant for the Centre for Social Protection (CSP) at IDS as well as for the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Brazil and the Ministry for National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) in Costa Rica. Charlotte s main research interest lies in the area of gender and social policies. Daniel da Mata Daniel is a tenured researcher at Ipea and a research affiliate at the IPC-IG. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK. Since joining Ipea in 2004, he has held several positions, including Head of Urban Studies, Head of Fiscal Federalism and Head of Quantitative Research. His research on urban, public and development economics has been published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. His research focuses on public policy evaluation. He recently won the BMZ/GIZ Public Policy Award and the European Regional Science Association EPAINOS Award. 60 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

61 Debora Zampier Debora holds a Master s degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA in Journalism from the Universidade de Brasília (UnB). She joined IPC-IG in 2018 and is involved in the socialprotection.org project as a knowledge management assistant. Over the past decade, she has accumulated extensive experience covering national stories on power and politics in Brazil, particularly related to the Justice system and the Judiciary. She is also involved in research on penal policies and is an associate founder of the Laboratory of Penal Policies Management (UnB). Denise Marinho dos Santos Denise holds a Master s Degree in Public Administration from the Brasília Institute of Public Law (IDP, 2018) and a postgraduate course in Environmental Management from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2015). She also holds a double Bachelor s degree in Advertising and Journalism (1993 and 1996) and a Master s degree in Business Administration and Marketing (2005) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). Denise works as Communications Officer at the IPC-IG. Before joining the Centre, she worked for the World Bank Group in Brazil and in the USA, and for private-sector companies such as CNN, Globo News, Globo Online and Vale do Rio Doce as a Journalist and Marketing professional. Diego da Silva Rodrigues Diego is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Kent, UK. He holds a Master s degree in Applied Economics from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, as well as a BA in Economics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. His area of interest is microeconometrics, particularly impact evaluations of social policies. Diego is a member of the Microeconomics Research Group and the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies (CPCS), both at the University of Kent, and of the International Network of Child Support Scholars (INCSS). In 2017, he was also a participant of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) s Journal Mentoring Programme. Diego has lectured Economics in different institutions since 2010 before joinining the IPC-IG in Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 61

62 Flávia Amaral Flávia has an MBA in Marketing from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), and a BA in both: Media from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Graphic Design from the State University of Minas Gerais (UEMG). Currently she is working as a desktop publishing assistant in the IPC-IG Publications department. She is responsible for the graphic design and layout of publications at the Centre, the creation and maintenance of the IPC-IG s visual identity in its applications and supporting the Centre s work by developing printed and electronic material for projects and events. She was previously responsible for the administration of her own print shop company, in addition to having worked in various advertising agencies. Guilherme Paul Berdu Guilherme holds a Specialisation in Planning and Management of Cooperation for Development Interventions from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Flacso, 2017) and a B. A. in International Relations from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP, 2015). He joined the Centre in 2015 and currently works as Programme and Operations Analyst, acting in the negotiation, implementation and finalisation of the Centre s projects. Jessica Baier Jessica holds a Master s degree in Development Economics from Lund University (Sweden) and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain). She is a German national and is currently working as a research assistant and PhD candidate at the chair of Economic History at the University of Tübingen (Germany). Her studies focus on the topics of crime, violence and conflict in developing economies. Since joining the Centre in 2016 as an external consultant, she has been mainly involved in the M&E process for the PAA Africa programme in Senegal, and the impact evaluation process of the SBCC campaign in Mozambique. She has also contributed teaching material about monitoring and impact evaluation. 62 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

63 Jorge Oliveira Jorge holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Brasília (UnB). He also has a Certificate in Advanced Business Operations from the United Nations Staff College, Turin, Italy. He has 12 years of experience in the management and operation of international cooperation projects. At the UNDP office in Brazil, he worked in the Environment and Sustainable Development units. He participated in the implementation of the business operation strategy for the restructuring of UN agencies in Brazil. At the IPC-IG he works as Operations Manager. Jose H. C. Monteiro da Silva José holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and a Master s in Demography from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). He joined the IPC-IG Research Team in October 2018, providing support in data analysis and quantitative methods. His main areas of expertise are R programming, data analysis and demographic methods. Karine Fernandes Farinha Karine holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Brasília (UnB). Prior to joining the IPC-IG as a Junior Knowledge Manager in the socialprotection.org team, she completed an internship at the Centre, supporting the communications activities of the socialprotection.org platform, and briefly worked as a consultant for the Brazil Learning Initiative for a World Without Poverty (WWP). Karine supports the organisation of webinars on social protection topics while continuously providing support to other communications activities. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 63

64 Letícia Bartholo Letícia holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Brasília and a Master s in Demography from the University of Campinas. She is a permanent civil servant and has been a specialist in public policy and management since Between 2002 and 2016, Letícia worked on the management of Brazilian national conditional cash transfer programmes (including Bolsa Família). As the Director of the Single Registry of Beneficiaries ( ), she was responsible for the national implementation of its seventh iteration. As the National Secretary for Citizenship and Income ( ), she was mainly responsible for coordinating a national training strategy for municipal and state managers regarding Bolsa Família and the Single Registry. Lídia Ignácio Alves Lídia holds a BA in English from the State University of Londrina (UEL) and is a certified English Translator and Interpreter by the same institution. She joined the Centre in 2018 as Executive and Travel Assistant, with significant administrative experience in diplomatic missions and other international organisations. She currently works as Coordination and Travel Assistant, being responsible for all travel arrangements for the Centre s official missions. Lorena Vedekin Lorena holds a BA in International Relations from UNESP, a postgraduate course from the Institute of International Relations (IREL), University of Brasília (UnB), focused on international cooperation and international relations in Latin America, and a course on Education, Poverty and Social Inequality, a partnership between UnB, Secretaria de Educação Continuada, Alfabetização, Diversidade e Inclusão (SECADI) and the Ministry of Education (MEC). She joined the Centre s Programme Management and Operations team in July 2014 and in 2018 she took a position as project and operations analyst, providing guidance and advisory services in the areas of human resources, procurement, travel, internship and UNV programmes. 64 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

65 Manoel Salles Manoel is an assistant editor at the IPC-IG. He studied English Language and Literature as well as Philosophy at the University of Brasília. He is the in-house editor of the Policy in Focus magazine, the IPC-IG s flagship publication, and provides copy-editing and translation services for the entire IPC-IG publications pipeline, also assisting the Centre s other departments and researchers with similar demands. In addition, he provides logistics and administrative support to the Publications department. Marco Amorim Prates Marco holds a Bachelor s degree in Communications and Journalism from the University of Brasília and a Master s degree in Arts and Media from the University of Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3). Prior to joining the Centre, he worked on corporate communications and in print, broadcast and online media. In Brasília he covered politics, economics, and local affairs for Brazilian news radio network CBN and the Correio Braziliense newspaper. In São Paulo he was Press Adviser for Roche Pharmaceuticals and the Politics and National Affairs Editor of EXAME.com (Editora Abril), a business website. At the IPC-IG, Marco coordinated the communications strategy of the Brazil Learning Initiative for a World without Poverty (WWP) and is Communications Officer at the socialprotection.org platform. Maria Beatriz Nakatani Maria Beatriz holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Brasília (UnB), with a specialisation in International Relations. She is currently pursuing a Master s degree in Design and Management of International Cooperation Projects. She has experience in International Cooperation Projects since 2013, when she worked at the UNDP as Programme and Project Assistant. She joined the IPC-IG team in 2018 as Programme and Operations Assistant. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 65

66 Maria Miguel Hernández Lagana Maria is a development economist, trained in statistical analysis, with experience in socio-economic and environmental research. She has work experience in areas related to rural development, climate change resilience assessment and adaptation practices. She is currently working with the UNDP as an M&E consultant for the Social and Behaviour Change Communication project and PAA Africa. She has been a resilience assessment and data analysis consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since Maria Teresa Fontes Maria Teresa holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Brasília (UnB), a Master s degree in International Studies from the University of Vienna and a Specialisation in Public Policy from UnB. She has 20 years of professional experience in international technical cooperation with international organisations and federal government bodies. She worked as manager of the UNDP State Office in Bahia for three years, and since 2009 has held the position of Program Officer responsible for the UNDP s social policy and infrastructure projects in Brasília. She developed institutional capacities for the implementation of major events projects during the World Cup and the Indigenous Peoples World Games, incorporating social, environmental and sustainability actions into the infrastructure and logistics components of the projects. Currently, Maria Teresa is working mainly in the areas of poverty, education, sports and public private partnerships. She is Project Manager for the South South cooperation project between Brazil and Haiti in the area of health care. Mariana Balboni Mariana is a senior project officer at the IPC-IG. Previously, she was the coordinator of the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). She was also responsible for the creation of the Centre of Studies on Information and Communication Technologies at the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, which from 2004 to 2008 became a reference in the production of indicators and statistics on the availability and use of the Internet in the country. Mariana holds a PhD in Sciences of Communications from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where she specialised in the impact of ICT on the socio-economic development of low-income communities. 66 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

67 Mariana Hoffmann Mariana holds a Master s degree in Public Administration from Cornell University, USA. She is currently working with the IPC-IG s research team on the monitoring and evaluation of Nike s sports for development project with 22 Olympic Villages in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also holds a Master s degree in Political Science from the Institut d Etudes Politiques in Aix-en-Provence, France, and a BA in Journalism from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. From 2009 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2015 Mariana worked with the IPC- IG s Communications unit as a knowledge management assistant and communications officer. In 2012 she served as a communications consultant for the World Food Programme Centre of Excellence against Hunger in Brasília. Marina Salomão de Freitas Assunção de Carvalho Marina holds a BA in International Relations from São Paulo State University, a Master s degree in Development Studies from Lund University, Sweden, and a Specialisation in Project Management from ESALQ/USP. Marina has experience with social projects, fundraising and e-learning and as a volunteer at the Institute of Sustainable Development from Franca and at Afrika Kontakt (Denmark). She was selected for the New Generation Incentive Programme at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) and for the exchange programme at the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). Marina previously completed an internship at the IPC-IG in the area of Project Management in 2014 and is currently working at the Centre as a Knowledge Management Assistant with the socialprotection.org team. She is involved in the TRANSFORM project. Mario Gyori Mario is a German national who joined the IPC-IG in 2014 and works as a researcher. He is also a part-time PhD student at the London School of Economics and holds a Master s degree in Development Economics from Lund University (Sweden) and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain). Mario is currently working on the M&E of the PAA Africa programme, as well as the impact evaluation of the Social and Behaviour Change Communication project to improve child health and nutrition in partnership with WFP Mozambique. He has also been involved in the Centre s cooperation with UNICEF s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa region. He also accumulated professional experience at the German Embassy in Buenos Aires. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 67

68 Mohamed Ayman AbdelHameed An Egyptian national, Mohamed Ayman AbdelHameed holds a BA (Honours) in International Development Studies from Saint Mary s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is passionate about translation and has a wide variety of research interests, including but not limited to social protection and South-South cooperation. Mohamed is based in his home country of Egypt and contributes to the work of the IPC-IG providing translation and research support to the MENA research team. He aspires to continue his postgraduate studies and work towards the protection of all vulnerable children, especially those who are displaced and on the move. Patricia Velloso Cavallari Patricia holds a double Master s degree in Public Policy from the International Institute of Social Studies from the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (ISS) and the Institut Barcelona d Estudis Internacionals from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona and Universidad de Barcelona, specialising in Development Studies and International Political Economy. Her academic background also includes a Bachelor s Degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Cultural Studies. Currently working with Knowledge Management, her professional experiences include almost five years working as an attorney, as well as international experiences in international organisations, NGOs, research centres, advocacy networks and the private sector. Pedro Lara de Arruda Pedro holds a BA with Honours in International Relations from the University of Brasília and a Master s degree in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is a specialist in social policies and programmes of the global South, focusing on South South cooperation. He has been a researcher at the IPC-IG since During this time, he has taken on a number of research-related roles, including providing technical support for constructing social programmes in African countries, guest-editing and authoring IPC-IG publications, providing technical assistance to study tours and proactively negotiating research agreements with key partners in the context of the BRICS and IBSA initiatives. 68 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

69 Pedro Magalhães Pedro holds a Bachelor s Degree in Sociology (2018) from the University of Brasília (UnB), having focused his academic efforts in political sociology, more specifically the study of social movements and of LGBT political participation. At the IPC-IG, he worked as a Knowledge Management Consultant with the socialprotection.org team, being responsible for member monitoring and support, content revision, and for assisting in the platform s Ambassador s Programme. Rafael Celso de Araújo da Silva Rafael graduated from Florida State University with a degree in International Affairs. He was also awarded a scholarship at the Université de Montréal (Canada) for the International Studies programme. He holds a Master s in Strategic Studies and International Security from Universidad de Granada (Spain) and certifications in the areas of project management, constructive conflict management, finance, budget, procurement principles and intelligence analysis from the United Nations. He was part of the team at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Central America and the Caribbean (UNODC ROPAN), performing strategic analysis and project management, acting in Panama, Mexico and Spain. He is currently a programme analyst, working in the negotiation, implementation and monitoring of projects. Raquel Tebaldi Raquel Tebaldi holds a BA in International Relations and a Master s degree in Political Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. She joined the IPC-IG in 2015 and currently works as a researcher. She has been involved with the socialprotection.org platform as well as with several research outcomes of the Brazil & Africa: fighting poverty and empowering women via South South Cooperation project, including a mapping of social protection programmes in Africa and as co-editor of a special issue of the Policy in Focus magazine dedicated to gender-sensitive social protection. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 69

70 Roberto Astorino Roberto is the coordinator of the IPC-IG s Publications department. He holds a BA in International Business Administration, with further specialisation in Online Journalism, as well as a Master s degree in Administration in Marketing and Communications. Before joining the IPC-IG he also accrued significant experience with other international organisations such as the World Health Organization, the Pan- American Health Organization, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the World Bank. His activities at the Centre include managing the Editorial and Desktop Publishing teams, interfacing with the IPC-IG s Research Coordinator for strategic planning regarding present and future publications, as well as overseeing and managing all stages of the publications pipeline. Rosa Maria Banuth Rosa is a desktop publishing assistant in the IPC-IG s Publications department. She holds a technical degree in Graphic Design and Web Development and a postgraduate degree in Editorial Graphic Design. Before joining the IPC-IG Rosa worked as an instructor at the National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI), and for the editorial team at Ipea, where she developed numerous graphic design projects, including the layout of a book in partnership with DFID, as well as being responsible for the design and layout of many of that institution s periodicals. Her main activities at the Centre include creating the graphic design and general layout of its publications, and the creation and maintenance of its visual identity across various applications. Santiago Falluh Varella Santiago holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Brasília. He joined the IPC-IG in February 2017 and works as a researcher in the field of M&E, assisting the WWP platform, as well the OECD s joint project with the Centre, The effect of social protection benefits on growth and inequality. He previously worked as a researcher, research manager and policy coordinator in various institutions, dealing mainly with social inequalities, social and housing policies, workplace equality and human rights issues. In his last post, as Research Director at the National Council of Justice, he led large-scale surveys, managed research contracts and international cooperation projects, mostly addressing institutional and social rights issues, access to justice and policy analysis. 70 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

71 Sofie Olsson Sofie holds a Master s degree in Agroecology from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and a BSc in International Development and Political Science from Lund University, Sweden. A Swedish national, Sofie joined the IPC-IG in 2017 and is currently working as a consultant based in Montreal, Canada. In her role as research assistant, she works mainly on the monitoring and evaluation of various projects in Mozambique, with a focus on smallholder agriculture and food security. Previously, Sofie interned with the NGO Svalorna Latinamerika in La Paz, Bolivia, and at the Embassy of Sweden in Brasília. She also studied at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago and carried out research on urban agriculture in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Solange Ledi Gonçalves Solange holds a BA in Economics from the University of São Paulo (USP), a Master s in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and a PhD in Economics from USP. She joined the IPC-IG in August 2017 and currently works as a researcher. She has worked on issues of social protection, M&E and poverty analysis. Her Master s degree thesis was about vulnerability to poverty, and factors related to chronic and transitory poverty in Brazil. Her PhD thesis presented studies about income shocks that affect families and the labour supply of household members, using household job search models and policy evaluation analyses. Her main areas of expertise are impact evaluations, labour economics, and models and indicators of poverty dynamics. Stefan Trifunovic Stefan holds a BA in Journalism and Political Science from the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Belgrade (2012) and a Master s degree in Law, specialising in Democracy and Constitutionalism, from University of Brasília (UnB, 2017). During his studies, he focused on human rights, development and constitutionalism in the region of former Yugoslavia. Before joining the Centre in 2018, Stefan s professional experience included communications and public relations in the private sector. He currently works as a Junior Knowledge Manager for socialprotection.org. Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 71

72 Tamara Vaz de Moraes Santos Tamara holds a BA in Economics from the University of Brasília (UnB). She joined the IPC-IG research team in October 2018, providing statistical support in data analysis. Previously, Tamara worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea). Her main areas of expertise are programming, descriptive and inferential statistics, and public policy analysis. Tatiana Martinez Zavala Tatiana is a Mexican national and an external consultant for the IPC-IG currently based in Guinea-Bissau, where she works as an ODI fellow in the Ministry of Economy and Finance. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Lyon and a Master s degree in Economics Public Policy and Development from the Toulouse School of Economics. Tatiana worked on the impact evaluation of the Social Behaviour Change Communication project and market access and food fortification projects within the World Food Programme s MDG1c initiative in Mozambique to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. She also worked as a consultant for Coffey International Development, mainly involved in the subgroup outcome analysis of several projects from DFID s Girls Education Challenge and has previous experience in the private sector. Vinicius Vaz Nogueira Vinicius holds a BA in International Studies from the Université de Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvele (France, 2017) and from the Higher School of Economics (Russia, 2015). He joined the IPC-IG as a Research Assistant in December 2017, focusing on impact assessment of the WFP s Market Access project in Mozambique. Prior to joining the Centre, Vinicius participated in consulting projects in the field of government relations, in both Russia and Brazil. 72 Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

73 Wesley de Jesus Silva Wesley holds Master s and Bachelor s degrees in Statistics from the University of Brasília (UnB). He joined the IPC-IG in February 2017 and is part of the research team, providing statistical support in data analysis and sampling design for impact evaluation surveys. Previously, Wesley worked as a research assistant at Ipea, as a consultant for the Ministry of Integration, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and the Secretariat of Human Rights. He also worked as a temporary teacher at UnB. His main areas of expertise are programming, data analysis, linear modelling, sampling design and impact evaluation. Yannick Roulé Yannick is a French national living in Brazil since He studied Arts and Computing in Paris and has worked in website development since He is currently a member of the IPC-IG s IT team, working as a web development specialist, mainly on the socialprotection.org platform. A former specialist in Adobe Flash, he has previously worked on projects such as virtual supermarket websites, tablet OS websites for banks, arts and e-learning. He has worked as a freelancer for various small and medium-sized companies in France, such as G2M Multimedia, French Kitch, Coloquium and BNP Paribas, as well as in Brazil (Unyleya, Tekan, Nabu Learning). Activity Report 2018 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 73